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The document discusses the nature of stress in middle and late adolescence, highlighting its sources, types, and responses. It identifies external and internal stressors that teenagers commonly face, such as academic pressures and personal issues. Additionally, it provides coping strategies for managing stress, including exercise, relaxation techniques, and building supportive relationships.

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Perdev Lesson 4

The document discusses the nature of stress in middle and late adolescence, highlighting its sources, types, and responses. It identifies external and internal stressors that teenagers commonly face, such as academic pressures and personal issues. Additionally, it provides coping strategies for managing stress, including exercise, relaxation techniques, and building supportive relationships.

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Mark Fernand Ellosa
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Coping with Stress

in Middle and Late


Adolescence
Personal Development
Corona Virus Disease 2019
(COVID-19)
What did you do about
it?

What did you feel?

What would you do


differently in the future?

What were your


thoughts?
STRESS
• It is the reaction of the mind
and body to stimulus that
causes tension on the well-
being and disturbs the state of
calm or equilibrium of a
person.

• Stress is now understood as a


way of life crisis (Masih &
Gulrez, 2006) affecting any
individual regardless of their
developmental stage (Banerjee
Stress According Psychologist

• Beneficial Stress
• Destructive Stress
STRESS AS STIMULUS
- Caused by
situations (which
often called
stressors)
STRESS AS RESPONSE
This is the aspect of
stress emphasized
by Selye (1956), the
way the body reacts
to challenging
situations.
STRESS AS RELATIONAL
Lazarus and Folkman's (1984)
definition of stress reflects very
clearly this way of thinking.
Assessment here means that
when a person allows
reasoning to prevail and weigh
the relevance or irrelevance of
situation.
Healthy Stress

It can motivate,
energize, and
produce fruitful
actions.
Two sources of Stress

1. External Stressors – comes from the outside of you like


certain situations and people. Example: Major life
changes, such as death of a loved one. Work or school.
2. Internal Stressors – coming from within your thoughts
that caused you to feel fearful about the future and
personal beliefs, which include your own expectations.
Example: Negative self-talk, Unrealistic expectations
Some possible sources of stress for
teenagers includes:

1. School demands (test and homework) and


frustrations
2. Negative thoughts and feelings about themselves
3. Change in their bodies
4. Problems with friends and/or peers at school
5. Unsafe living environment or neighborhood
Some possible sources of stress for
teenagers includes:

6. Separation or divorce of parents


7. Chronic illness or severe problems in the family
8. Death of a loved one
9. Moving or changing schools
10.Taking on too many activities
Some possible sources of stress for
teenagers includes:

11. Family financial problems


12. Moving to new home and school
13. Dating
14. Too high parental and school expectations
15. Sports and extracurricular activities
Some possible sources of stress for
teenagers includes:

16. Job Hunting


17. Social backwardness
18. Too many things to do
19. Not achieving something that you really wanted
20. Thinking about future
Some possible sources of stress for
teenagers includes:

21. Dealing with sexual feelings


22. Worrying about neighborhood or world problems
23. Feeling guilty
Fight
Stress Responses • Aggressiveness
• Toughness of body
• Stomp, kick
• Anger, rage
• Knot in stomach, nausea, vomiting

Flight
• Restless legs and feet
• Feeling trapped
• Anxiety/ adrenaline
• Wide eyes
• Tense

Freeze
• Feeling numb
• Heart pounding
• Sense of dread
• Pale skin
• Holding breath/ restricted
breathing
Teens can handle stress with the following
behaviors and techniques:
1. Exercise and eat regularly
2. Avoid excess caffeine intake which can increase feelings of anxiety and
agitation
3. Avoid illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco
4. Learn relaxation exercise (abdominal breathing and muscle relaxation
technique).
5. Develop assertiveness training skills. For example, state feelings in polite
firm and not overly aggressive or passive ways: (“I feel angry when you
yell at me”, “Please stop yelling”)
Teens can handle stress with the following
behaviors and techniques:
6. Rehearse and practice situations which cause stress.
7. Learn practical coping skills
8. Decrease negative self-talk: challenge negative thoughts about yourself
with alternative neutral or positive thoughts.
9. Learn to feel good about doing a competent or good enough job rather
than demanding perfection from yourself and others.
10. Take a break from stressful situations.
11. Build a network of friends who help you cope in a positive way.
ACTIVITY:
STRESS
MAILS
From: markymarkymarky@extremelystressed.com
To: Stress Mail
Subject: Academic Workloads
[Compose]

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