ADOLESCENCE OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: Discuss that understanding stress and its sources during adolescence may help in identifying ways to cope and have a healthy life; Identify sources of one’s stresses and illustrate the effects of stress on one’s system; and Demonstrate personal ways of coping with stress for healthful living. STRESS 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 GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME This states that a body under stress generally undergoes response stages: Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Alarm happens when the individual recognizes the threat Resistance is when the person desires either to confront the stressor known as ‘Fight’ or to run away from the stressor ‘Flight’ Exhaustion is where body’s resources will be depleted SOME STRESSORS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Illness in the family 2. Loss of a loved one 3. Quitting school 4. Divorce/separation 5. Failing in school 6. Getting into trouble 7. Sibling rivalry 8. Hunger 9. Financial constraints TYPES OF STRESS Eustress Distress •Positive Stress •Negative Stress RESPONSES OF THE BODY TO EXTREME EMOTIONS AND STRESS OVERLOAD Physical Impact Health Problems Cognitive Symptoms Emotional symptoms Behavioral symptoms PHYSICAL IMPACT Increase in the rate and Butterflies in one’s depth of breathing stomach Blood becomes more Goosebumps concentrated Cold sweat Heart and pulse rate Dry mouth increases Senses become extremely Adrenaline rush keen COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS 1. Memory problems 2. Inability to concentrate 3. Poor judgment 4. Seeing only the negative 5. Anxious or racing thoughts 6. Constant worrying HEALTH PROBLEMS 1. Pain of any kind 6. Weight problems 2. Heart disease 7. Auto immune diseases 3. Digestive problems 8. Skin conditions, such as 4. Sleep problems eczema 5. Depression EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS 1. Moodiness 2. Irritability or short temper 3. Agitation, inability to relax 4. Feeling overwhelmed 5. Sense of loneliness and isolation 6. Depression or general unhappiness BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS 1. Eating more or less 2. Sleeping too much or too little 3. Isolating yourself from others 4. Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities 5. Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax 6. Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing) WAYS OF COPING Aggressive Reaction Withdrawal Reaction Compromise Reaction 1. AGGRESSIVE REACTION This is a response to a certain stimulus in a harmful or unpleasant manner. The act has the intent of hurting or causing pain to something or someone else. It can be verbal or through the use of words or non-verbal through assault on a person or his possession. DISPLACED AGGRESSION directing the aggressive act towards another person or to the objects that is causing the stress or maybe the cause of frustration SCAPEGOATING is an aggressive behavior where one blames another person or objects for his failures or fault FREE-FLOATING ANGER an aggressive response which is prolonged as a sign of extreme anger SUICIDE an aggressive response which is self-destructive as a result of hatred on oneself or to another which resulted to extreme frustration, an aggression that is directed to the self 2. WITHDRAWAL REACTION This response to stress involves the use of defense mechanisms which subsequently protects the ego or the self from further pain usually caused by those significant people surrounding an individual. DENIAL refusing to accept an external reality to protect the self, an unconscious way to resolve emotional conflict. DISPLACEMENT shifting one’s aggression towards something or someone that is a lot weaker and uncompromising INTELLECTUALIZATION use of reasoning to effectively avoid confrontation with an emotional stress thereby protecting the self REGRESSION in the face of hurts, we use an ‘imagined time machine’ to revert to a more pleasant past where we are more safe and secure REPRESSION/SUPRESSION defense mechanisms where one pushes the unwanted thoughts onto the unconscious which however may manifests in the future unknowingly FANTASY utilizing imagination as a way to escape from life’s real problems and stress REACTION FORMATION a defense mechanism in which unacceptable emotions are being replaced by its opposite to prevent rejection from others RATIONALIZATION providing a logical justification for a decision made or an act earlier performed to make an excuse for a mistake or erratic decision done thereby preventing ridicule from others PROJECTION attributing one’s fault or negative emotions onto others to express the sentiment though not recognizing it SUBLIMATION refocusing or rechanneling one’s energy to something more acceptable and productive 3. COMPROMISE REACTION a strategy to resolve an emotional stressor by devising ways to achieve a better state for both parties involved. It may possibly lead to acceptance that may result to peaceful co-existence.
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