✗ COPING
✗WITH
✗ STRESS
✗NATURE
✗ OF STRESS
As we live in the modern world, stress is still
unavoidable. Everyone – adult, kids and even
teenagers – experience stress in different ways.
Every human being live in a world that includes
many stressful circumstances.
• According to Merriam Webster, stress is something that
causes a strong feelings of worry, anxiety or pressure. Some
student says that it is something which is too much that makes
them pressured.
• It is an omnipresent part of life.
• -It is a term people often used to describe a feeling of
pressure, strain, or tension.
What are the sources of stress?
There are two sources of stress that we are experiencing:
✗ 1. DISTRESS (negative stress)
Ø a stress that causes anxiety or concern that can be a
short – or long – term
ØThisis where we feel unpleasant and decreases our
performance in our daily tasks and routine.
What are the sources of stress?
There are two sources of stress that we are experiencing:
✗ 2.EUSTRESS (positive stress)
Ø It is the positive stress which is healthful.
Ø is a controlled stress that gives us our competitive
edge in performance related activities.
Ø it is a short – term stress.
What are the type of stress?
There are two types of stress that varies in intensity and duration:
1. Acute Stress (short - term stress)
Ø It is an intense stress that lasts a short period of time.
ØIt can rapidly exhaust you, even to the point of
triggering anxiety attacks or states of shock.
What are the type of stress?
There are two types of stress that varies in intensity and
duration:
✗ 2. Chronic Stress (long - term stress)
Ø It is a stress that extends over time; a subtle condition.
Ø Become accustomed to some level of continual tension.
Ø This stress will nevertheless damage you.
What are the kinds of stress?
There are three kinds of stress that we experience:
✗ 1. CONFLICT
Ø According to Abelos (2005), that in our daily lives, we
often have to make difficult decisions between two or more
options.
Ø It happens when a person needs or have to make a choice
between two or more opposing or competing goals.
What are the kinds of stress?
There are three kinds of stress that we experience:
✗ 2. CHANGE
Ø Stress is also due to life changes or alterations in one’s
living circumstances that requires readjustment (Birion,
2006).
What are the kinds of stress?
There are three kinds of stress that we experience:
✗ 3. FRUSTRATION
Ø Frustration is the feeling of being annoyed or less
confident because you cannot achieve what you want or
the fact that prevents plans or efforts from being successful.
✗CAUSES
✗ OF STRESS
Stress comes up when you feel like the demands of a
situation or event are too much to manage.
• Managing demands at work or school
• managing long – term health problems
• Dealing with inequalities
• Managing relationships
Academic is one of major stressors common to teenagers.
o Students feel pressure to daily classwork and
homework assignments, finish projects and study for
exams.
o Teens was pressured to maintain or to make a much
higher grades and to have addition to their grades,
they also participate on other extracurricular activities
that cut their schedule for relaxations.
Family problems is also stressful for teens.
o Facing financial crisis, separated or divorced parents can
cause to depression.
o Based on www.focusas.com, divorce is stressful for young
teens. Many children experience feelings of sadness, anger,
and anxiety. It is not common for teens to be emotional
and/or upset.
o The appearance of peer pressure to try illicit drugs,
drinking or other experimental behavior can also be
traumatic for teens that aren’t eager to give in, but are
afraid of damaging their reputation through refusal
(www.mindyourmind.ca).
o There are some friends that pressure you to do something
bad just to be part of their group and/or considered as
“cool”.
o Bullying, especially on freshmen and harassment
may distract teens from studying that leads to
additional stress and anxiety.
o Even a sense of loss like break up of relationship,
loss of scholarship and even natural disaster can
also be an additional stress for teens.
✗ SYMPTOMS
✗ OF STRESS
✗ There are lots of signs to see if the teens are
stress.
✗ Early physical signs of stress can include
frequent illness, slow recovery from disease,
hypersensitivity to irritants such as pollen, and
persistent rashes or headaches.
✗ These conditions may develop too gradually to
be noticed.
More serious symptoms can develop:
• Sweaty palms or heavy general sweating,
• Insomnia,
• Changes in appetite and weight,
• Breathlessness,
• Dizziness or fainting spells,
• A racing pulse or heart palpitations,
• Overwhelming anxiety, panic attacks, persistent back and
neck pain, chronic fatigue.
Changes in your body:
• Tense muscles
• Rapid breathing and heart rate
• Headaches
• Difficulty in sleeping well
• Fatigue
Changes in your behaviour:
• Withdrawing from others
• Fidgeting, feeling restless
• Smoking, drinking or using more drugs than
usual
• Avoiding situations that you think are
stressful
Changes in your feelings:
• Feeling worried or confused
• Feeling angry or irritable
• Feeling overwhelmed or helpless
• Feeling like you can’t cope
Changes in your thoughts:
• Struggling to concentrate, remember or
make decisions
• Losing your self – confidence
• Having a negative attitude towards
yourself and your life
PREVENTION
OF
STRESS
• Putting energy into preventing stress can
pay off.
• If you eliminate some of the avoidable
stress in your life, it frees you up to enjoy
yourself more and to accomplish more of
your goals.
Call a friend
Based on www.heart.org,
sharing or talking with
someone can minimize or
lessen your worries.
Find Pleasure
Do everything that can
make you feel good. Some
pleasure could be looking
for a hobby, reading books
or having a sports and etc.
Relaxation
According to www.mayoclinic.org,
relaxation is a process that decreases
the effects of stress on your mind and
body. It could calm the tension in your
mind and body.
Everyone loves music and it can
also helpful to relieve the stress.
Relaxation
At www.healthlline.com,
listening to calm music has
a positive effect on the
brain and body, can
lower blood pressure and
reduce cortisol, a hormone
linked to stress.
BENEFITS
FROM
STRESS
• According to Birion (2006), stressful events help
satisfy the need for stimulation and challenges.
• It can also promote personal growth or self-
improvement.
• The stressful events experienced by individuals can
inoculate them so that they are less affected by
future stressors.
• According to experts at www.ulifelline.org, stress
can help you meet daily challenges and accomplish
more efficiently.
• Based on www.news.health.com, stress can help
boost brain power and motivates you to succeed.
