ASPECTS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Coping with Stress in

Middle and Late
Adolescence
Objectives
At the end of lesson, the students should
be able to:

Discuss that  Identify sources of Demonstrate

understanding stress and their stress and personal ways of
its sources during illustrate the effect coping with stress
adolescence may help in
of stress on their
identifying ways to cope for healthful living
system
and have a healthy life
ACTIVITY 1:
WHAT CAUSES YOU TO “LOSE YOUR COOL”
Place an X to each factor that causes you
stress. There are blank spaces provided so
you can add your own.

___ loosing ___ not being included in a group ___ arguments with friends
___ careless driver ___ interruptions while busy ___ arguments with parents
___ rude people ___ too much homework ___ force to do something you hate
___ taking tests ___ a friends betray you ___ having no boyfriend/ girlfriend
___ pleasing others ___ speaking in public ___ loud people
___ restriction at home ___ parents fighting ___ fight with girlfriend/boyfriend
Questions?
1. What make you stress or “lose your cool”?

2. Based on the examples given, how do you

defines stress?
Activity 2: let’s Consolidate
1. Divide the class into four group.
2. Consolidate the answers of all the members of the
group in Activity 1.
3. Write the five major factors that make them lose
their cool by filling in Column A.
4. Write its causes in Column B, its effect on Column C
and the ways to cope with Column D.
5. Each group have 15 minutes to write their answers
on the manila paper.
6. Present your output in class.
 A B C D
What makes
What do you
— Include a credit, citation, or supporting message
you feel How does it How do you
think is/are
stressed affect you? cope with it?
its cause/s?
(stressor)?
1
2
3
4
5
Let’s Talk about it!
1. What was in your mind while doing the activity?
2. What are the common sources of stress?
3. How do you know that you are stress?
4. Why is it important to know the things that make us stress?
5. How do you handle stress?
 What is Stress?
 One of the Webster’s definitions describes it as an “…
emotional factor that causes bodily or mental
tension.”

 In practical way of defining, Stress is the feeling one

gets from prolonged, pent-up emotions.
What are the Causes and Effects of Stress?

 Just as there is great variety in the

range of emotions you might
experience, there are many possible
manifestations of stress– in your
private life and in your working life.
Here are some words that describe the emotions associated
(cause and effect) with stress.

Anxiety Dejection Misery

Pressure Panic Tension
Strain Anger Desperation
 Prolonged stress can be devastating; burnout, breakdown, and depression
are some of the potential result of long-term, unmanaged stress.
 By wearing a mask, you may expect to hide your stress caused by problems
in your personal life and not let them influence your performance on the
job. This will probably not work.
 The more you try to hold your emotions in, the greater the pressure build-
up will be.
 Everyday frustrations cause stress build-up
 From the time you wake up until you go to sleep, you may be confronted with a
succession of stressful situations. Managing to get yourself (and possibly a spouse and
children) out of bed and ready to face the day can be a challenge to your patience and
ingenuity.
 Driving to school or work can be harrowing– especially if you are running late.
 You may experience frustration in arranging to get the car repaired.
 You may face conflicts in school or at work, such as coping with realistic deadlines,
equipment failures, or unexpected weather.
 If part of your job is selling, you may experience feeling of rejection when most of your
customers say “no”
 Problems in our personal life can be devastating

 A surviving the normal everyday stress described above can be difficult. But
far more serious and painful circumstances can create long-term stress.
More serious stressful circumstances may include separation from love
ones, personal illness, or illness of a loved one, death of someone you care
about, or conflict with a spouse or close friend.
 A Common cause of stress is dealing with life’s transition

 This especially true when a person must cope with too many transitions all
at once. For example, Ellen has just completed a program in fashion
merchandising. She is eager to get started on her new job. Her mother is ill
and requires care. Her father died a few months ago. Ellen’s new job
requires that she relocate to a town 100 miles from home. The move, a new
career, and change in family relationships may cause excessive stress for
her. Too many changes have arrived at the same time.
 HOW TO COPE
WITH STRESS

There are many effective ways to handle stress.

 Understand the Causes of Stress

 Understanding why you are under stress is important. This may

seem obvious, but it requires deliberate, conscious effort to pause
and simply ponder your situation. By now, you are familiar with
the stress response, the emotional or physical symptoms of
uncontrolled stress.
 Analyze your Stress Factors and Write them down

 Write down your response to stress. Anaylze stress responses and

consequences, consider each item, and ask why. Carefully consider each
answer, because the answer will reveal stressors.

Example: You may write down “I feel tired most of the time. My lower back seems
to ache all through the day and night. I miss deadlines and run behind schedule.”
“Why am I tired? Why does my back ache? Why do I run behind my schedule?
 Deal with the Stressors

Develop techniques to deal with the causes

of stress. The longer you avoid dealing with
the stress factors, the more the stress will
build up.
 Learn to Work under pressure or Unusual Condition

 When you can’t reduce the stressors, you need to manage your
stress response. Almost everyone, at least at some point, has
to meet deadlines, keep several jobs going at once, resolve
problems that come up, and do extra work when necessary.
However, when the pressure is mounts, you can relieve it.
Relaxation is key– but most people must train themselves to relax
when the pressure is on.
Some Tips to relax when under pressure are the following:
• Stop for a moment( especially when your muscles tightening up) and take a few
deep breaths
• Do a relaxing exercise.
• Take a “power nap”
• Find time to do the things you enjoy
• Leave your study area for a while to take a brisk walk
• Find a quiet place to read a magazine or novel during break or at lunch
• If possible, look at some peaceful images. These images can initiate a relaxation
response.
• Keep something humorous on hand, such as book of jokes.
 Lets Remember!
Ship doesn’t sink because of the
water around them; ship sink
because of the water that gets in
them. Don’t let what happening
 ACTIVITY 4: Project-To-Do-List

In Senior High, you may become increasingly more responsible

for your own use of time. You may begin multiple tasks and
expectations, for example academic work, extracurricular
activities, family, friends, and work. Learning how to prioritize
tasks and break them down into manageable steps is an
important skill to learn for managing stress.
 ASSIGNMENT
On bond paper, be creative and artistic to
make a POSTER-SLOGAN about how will
you cope up with stress.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Thank You and God Bless!!!

Jesusa S. De La Cruz