WEEK 4: STRESS AND ITS SOURCES

COPING WITH STRESS IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE

 Adolescence is a period that extends greater than a considerate fraction of a
person's life.
 Adolescence can be very confusing, even for well-adjusted adolescent.
 However, each adolescent experiences individual changes and growth at
different rates.

STRESS
 Stress is defined as a reaction of the mind and body to a stimulus that disturbs
the well-being, state of calm, or equilibrium of a person.
 Stress is the means your body reacts to challenges and makes you all set to
face them with strength, attention, and energy.
 When stress overloads your life, you will experience both physical and emotional
disturbances.
 Stress impacts the thinking and feelings of adolescents plus their behaviors later
on in adulthood.

THREE WAYS TO VIEW STRESS:

STRESS AS…
 Stimulus
 Response
 Relational

TWO TYPES OF STRESS

EUSTRESS  This is good stress that motivates

you to continue working.

DISTRESS  This is a stress that describes

unpleasant feelings that may cause
problems in your mind.

TWO TYPES OF STRESSORS

EXTERNAL  Stressors that come outside of you

like situations, people, and
experiences.

INTERNAL  Stressors that come from within you

like thoughts that include fear,
uncertainties about the future, and
etc.

SOURCES OF STRESS
 Academic Stress
 Social Stress
 Financial Stress
 Family Problems
 Romantic Relationships
STRESS DIARY
 A stress diary is a written output where you share your personal experiences in
dealing with stress and how you respond to it.