MODULE 5:
COPING WITH
STRESS IN
MIDDLE AND
LATE
ADOLESCENCE
STRESS
• Body’s response to anything that
makes us feel threatened or pressure.
• Caused by any kind of demand, to
which we must adapt, adjust, or
respond.
• Body’s automatic way of reacting
to changes, challenges, and demands
placed on us.
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ANXIETY
PRESSURE
MISERY
STRAIN
DESPERATION
TENSION
ANGER
PANIC
DEJECTION
CAUSES OF STRESS
Everyday frustrations cause stress
build-up
• 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.
• Stress build-up if not resolved continues
day after day.
PROBLEMS IN OUR PERSONAL
LIFE CAN BE DEVASTATING
• 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.
• Managing your personal finances
can be another stressful experience.
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DEALING WITH LIFE’S TR
ANSITIONS
• Common cause of stress
• The move, a new career,
and a change in family
relationships may cause
excessive stress
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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 7
COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS
1. Having
problems memory
[Link] unable
concentrate to
[Link] poor judgment
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negative only the
[Link] anxious
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EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS
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overwhelmed of being
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isolation of loneliness and
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PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
[Link] aches and pains
[Link] or constipation
[Link] and dizziness
[Link] pain
[Link] heartbeat
[Link] colds 10
BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
[Link] more or less
[Link] too much or too little
[Link] yourself from others
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[Link] responsibilities
[Link] different vices
[Link] nervous habits such as nail biting and
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KEEP STRESS UNDER
CONTROL
• Understand the causes of your
stress.
• Analyze your stress factors
and write them down.
• Deal with the stressors.
• Learn to work under pressure
or unusual conditions. 12
SOME TIPS TO RELAX WHEN
UNDER PRESSURE
• Stop for a moment and take a few
deep breaths.
• Do a relaxing exercise. Swing your
hands at your sides and stretch
• Take a “power nap”.
• Find time to do the things you enjoy.
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SOME TIPS TO RELAX WHEN
UNDER PRESSURE
• 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.
• Keep something humorous on hand, such as book
of jokes
• Look up. 14
INDICATORS THAT YOU HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY HANDLED
STRESS
• Emotional stability
• Being tactful
• Doing well in school
• Learning to say “no”
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