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This module focuses on understanding and managing stress during middle and late adolescence, highlighting its sources and effects on health. It includes activities like 'Stress Bingo' and 'Stress Signals' to help participants identify personal stressors and coping mechanisms. The document emphasizes the importance of recognizing stress responses and implementing techniques such as relaxation and mindfulness for better well-being.

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Per Dev Group 1

This module focuses on understanding and managing stress during middle and late adolescence, highlighting its sources and effects on health. It includes activities like 'Stress Bingo' and 'Stress Signals' to help participants identify personal stressors and coping mechanisms. The document emphasizes the importance of recognizing stress responses and implementing techniques such as relaxation and mindfulness for better well-being.

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MODULE 5:

COPING WITH STRESS


IN MIDDLE AND LATE
ADOLESCENCE
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module you will be able to:
1.discuss that understanding stress and its sources during
adolescence may help in identifying ways to cope and
have a healthful life,
2.identify sources of your stress and illustrate the effect of
stress on your system, and
3. demonstrate personal ways of coping with stress for
healthful living
ACTIVITY:
STRESS BINGO
You will receive a bingo card and must find
individuals who regularly participate in the listed
activities. Ask them to sign their name in the
corresponding box, ensuring that each box is
signed by a different person. Wait for the caller to
announce the activity type. Once your card is
complete, shout "Darna!" and come to the front to
claim your prize.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Dictionary definitions do not quite capture the meaning of stress
as it is seen and experienced in the world of work. One of the
Webster’s definitions describes it as an “ emotional factor that
causes bodily or mental tension.” A practical way of defining stress
is the feeling one gets from prolonged, pent-up emotions. If the
emotions you experience are pleasant and desirable – joy, elation,
ecstasy, delight – you usually feel free to let them show. They are
not suppressed.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
OF STRESS
Here are some words that describe the emotions
associated (as cause and effect) with stress.

- Anxiety - Desperation
- Pressure - Tension
- Misery - Panic
- Strain - Dejection
- Anger
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're 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 unrealistic deadlines, equipment failures, or unexpected
bad weather. If part of your job is selling, you may experience
feelings of rejection when most of your customers say "no."

A series of stressful and frustrating experiences throughout


the day can cause you to lie awake at night in an emotional
turmoil unable to get needed rest. You face the next day with
less emotional and physical stamina. After another stressful
day and another night without rest, you may have even less
emotional strength and stability
More serious stressful circumstances may include
separation from loved ones, personal illness, or illness of a
loved one, death of someone you care about, or conflict with
a spouse or close friend. Other major causes of stress are
problems with drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence,
care of children and elderly relatives, chronic mental illness,
injury, physical handicaps, even moving to a new home, if
you've lived in the same place for more than 10 years.
A COMMON CAUSE OF STRESS IS
DEALING WITH LIFE'S TRANSITIONS
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 a
change in family relationships may cause excessive stress
for her. Too many changes have arrived at the same time.
ACTIVITY:
STRESS SIGNALS
PORTFOLIO OUTPUT NO. 1:
MY STRESS SIGNALS
Write about your stress signals. Answer the following
questions:

1. How do you know that you are stressed?


2. What stress signals do you have that your partner does
not have?
3. How much stress do you think you are currently under?
4. How are your stress signals different for different types of
stressors?
5.What are some ways that you usually remove or reduce
the stress that cause you physical, emotional or behavioral
difficulties?
1. What activities help you relax when you're feeling
stressed?
2. How do you manage stress during exams or
deadlines?
3. Do you prefer dealing with stress alone or talking
to someone about it? Why?
STRESS RESPONSE
Your stress response is the collection of
physiological changes that occur when you face
a perceived threat—when you face situations
where you feel the demands outweigh your
resources to successfully cope. These situations
are known as stressors.
The sympathetic nervous system releases
adrenaline and noradrenaline, giving you a surge of
energy and alertness.
The adrenal glands also release cortisol, a stress
hormone that increases blood sugar and energy
levels.
These hormonal changes lead to physical changes
like faster heartbeat, deeper breathing, dilated pupils,
and heightened alertness.
While essential for survival, prolonged stress can
become detrimental to both physical and
mental health. Understanding the stress
response is crucial for managing stress
effectively. Techniques like relaxation, exercise,
and mindfulness can help regulate the body's
stress response and promote overall well-being.
ACTIVITY: WHAT CAUSES YOU
TO “LOSE YOUR COOL”?
Determine what causes you to “lose your cool” by completing
this activity. When you begin to identify your stressors, you
can become skilled at preventing negative consequences.
Place an X next to each factor that causes you stress. There
are blank spaces provided so you can add your own.
KEEP STRESS UNDER CONTROL

1.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.
ask yourself:

Am I stressed because of too many


assignments?
Am I struggling with a difficult subject?
Am I not getting enough sleep?
2. Analyze your Stress Factors and
Write Them Down

Write down your response to stress. Analyze stress


responses and consequences, and consider each
item. Carefully consider each answer, because the
answers will reveal stressors.
if you feel tired all the time, ask yourself:

Why am I tired?
Am I sleeping too late?
Do I have too much schoolwork?
Why do I feel unmotivated?
Am I burned out?
Do I need a break?
3. Deal with the Stressors
The longer you avoid dealing with the stress factors,
the more the stress will build up. If tension comes
because you have put off an unfinished task, restructure
your priorities so you can get the task that you have been
avoiding out of the way and off your mind.
4. Learn to Work under Pressure or
Unusual Conditions
Some tips to relax when under pressure are the following:
Stop for a moment (especially when you feel your
muscles tightening up) and take a few deep breaths or
at least three deep breaths
Do a relaxing exercise. Swing your hands at your sides
and stretch.
Take a “power nap.” Lie down and totally relax for a few
minutes.
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 such as
forests, beaches, etc.
Look up.
Keep something humorous on hand such as a book of
jokes.
1. What are the biggest stressors in your daily
life?
2. What stress management techniques have
you tried, and which ones work best for you?
3. What new relaxation techniques would you
like to apply in your routine?
ACTIVITY: STRESS SURVIVAL KIT
1. Choose 3 objects or symbols that make you feel relaxed to include
in your kit.
2. You can make the symbols.
3. You can use words or pictures.
4. You can bring an object from home.
5.Think about how the symbol helps you when you are dealing with
stress and stressful situations.
6.Write a paragraph for each symbol or object in your kit and how it
helps you cope with stress in your everyday life. You may add this to
your Portfolio Output No. 9.
7. Sharing a part of your kit with peers may be a follow up activity.
THANK
YOU
KATEYKI
OUR TEAM
Thessa Marie Beyo
Richel May Dela Cruz
Hillary Malan
Precious Yvannah Lachica
Charmaigne Marbella
May Bacinillo
James Latosa
John Marchel Apaitan

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