LESSON 9 Identify Causes and Effects of Stress in Ones Life
LESSON 9 Identify Causes and Effects of Stress in Ones Life
LESSON 9 Identify Causes and Effects of Stress in Ones Life
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LESSON 9
Identify Causes
and Effects of
Stress in One’s
Life
Do you recall a
situation or event that
caused you to lose
your control? How did
it affect you?
ACTIVITY
List down inside the box the
events or people that cause
your stresses. On the other box
state your reaction about these.
PROCESSING QUESTIONS
1. What have you felt after writing the causes of your
stresses?
2. While writing your reaction from the source of your
stresses, what have you realized?
3. Do you think you have control over your reaction?
4. What did you do to feel better?
5. Are your reactions good or harmful to you or to others?
6. Why do you think adolescence like you are experiencing
these kinds of stressors?
STRESS
Stress is a simple reaction to an
input that disturbs our physical
and mental balance.
It is ever present in everyone’s
life in various situations and
activities.
Therefore, you are not
exempted from experiencing
stress.
causes of stress of students
peers
examinations
making portfolios
returning to study
poor time management
bullying
overcrowding
noise
causes of stress of students
meeting the deadlines
difficulty in organizing work
various tasks from each subject
leaving assignments to the last minute
adjusting to life as senior high school students
parents or problems at home
balancing between family and school
difficulties with personal relationships (e.g.
infatuation, crushes)
The Good Stress and The Bad Stress
The Good Stress and The Bad Stress
There are two types of stress, the “eustress”, which
is term for positive stress or good stress, and
“dystress” which refers to negative stress or bad
stress as cited by Dr. Lazarus, building on Dr.
Selye’s work.
He said that there is distinction between eustress
and distress.
The Good Stress and The Bad Stress
In everyday life, we always use the term
"stress" to describe negative situations.
This directs many people to believe that all
stress is bad for people, which is not true.
Eustress, or positive stress, can motivate
someone to regain enthusiasm in their
endeavor, it can give excitement to
revitalize performance.
CAUSES OF GOOD STRESS
Good stress is the type of
stress you feel when you are
excited.
Your hormones surges high
and your pulse quickens.
You feel that you are far
from stress.
examples of good stresses
being promoted in the job
having your first date
becomes number one in your class or
competitions
receiving good commendations from family,
friends, and relatives
acquiring and possessing new gadgets
during holiday seasons
examples of good stresses
passing in your examinations
meeting your old closest friends
starting a new business
additional allowance
having outdoor activities together with your
classmates
jamming/bonding
CAUSES OF BAD STRESS
It happens when you feel stressors that burden you
and put you in a seemingly hopeless situation
which hinders your problem-solving capability.
Chronic stress is the response to emotions that
bring pressure to an individual wherein they think
that they have little or no control on the situations.
These stresses may cause anxiety.
EXAMPLES OF BAD STRESS
death of family members
losing a job
failed to submit task on time
hospitalization
illness/sickness
sleep problem
abused / neglected
bankruptcy/lack of finances
separation of parents
conflict with peers
EXAMPLES OF BAD STRESS
physical appearance
being bullied
sexual abuse
traumatic experience
dropping out of school
lack of gadgets/ poor gadgets
left behind from trend
emotional problems
unhappy home/broken family
receive reprimand from authority
Stress
The causes of stress, either
positive or negative, have
impact to the teenagers.
If you are overjoyed and
you cannot contain the
positive effects of stress,
you may end up facing a
negative response
According to George Essel
and Patrick Owusu (2017) in
their research on “causes of
students’ stress, its effects
on their academic success,
and stress management by
students”, there are
different factors that causes
stress among students.
Environmental factors
Environmental factors of
stress occur when an event
or stimulus requires us to
change in some way that
makes a change in living
environment a stressful
experience.
Environmental factors
Apart from moving from
home to school, commuting
going to school,
bumping into new faces on
campus, disorders from
roommates, etc. is tensed
experience.
Academic factors