COPING WITH ST RES S IN MIDD LE

AND LAT E A DO LES C ENC E

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
LESSON 5
PERCEIVED
STRESS
SCALE
0 - never
1 - almost never
2 - sometimes
3 - fairly often
4 - very often

LESSON 5 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

REVERSE THE SCORES
FOR QUESTIONS 4, 5, 7
AND 8
0=4
1=3
2=2
3=1
4=0

LESSON 5 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

SCORE RANGING FROM:
0-13 low stress
14-26 moderate stress
27-40 high perceived stress

LESSON 5 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

 EXAMS! time
DEADLINES! &
SCHOOL PROJECTS! attention
 frustrations... tension
expectations... &
dissappointments... stress
 WHAT IS A STRESS?

It is a "medical term of wide range

of strong external stimuli, both
physiological, which can cause a
physiological response called the
general adaptation syndrome"
DOES STRESS DISCRIMINATES?
it affects people regardless of age, race, and
status
 BAD?

do you believe that stress can be ...

GOOD?
 STRESSOR
is the term used to
denote those which can
cause stress. A stressor
is but anything that
induces stress
response. It may be
things, events,
thoughts, or situations.
COMMON SOURCE OF STRESS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
SCHOOL/ACADEMIC PRESSURE
FAMILY/HOME
SOCIAL/ PEER PRESSURE
LOSS
CAREER AND FUTURE
 EFFECTS OF STRESS

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PHYSICAL
Headaches
Back pains
Diarrhea or Constipation
Frequent colds
Rapid heartbeat
Dizziness

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTIONAL
Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general
unhappiness

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE
Memory problems
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgement
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
BEHAVIORAL
Eating more or less
Sleeping too much or too little
Isolating oneself
Procrastinating
Forgetting or neglecting obligations

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
 COPING
refers to mental and behavioral efforts
that we use to deal with problems
relating to stress, including its
presumed cause and the unpleasant
feelings and emotions it produces.

PROBLEM-FOCUSED APPROACH
Problem-focused coping deals on
focusing on the source of stress.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEM-FOCUSED
COPING BEHAVIOR

Talking with the

person concerned
Researching about
the topic
Talking with friend
about their opinion
Strategizing
EMOTION-FOCUSED STRATEGY
Emotion-focused coping is used when a
person has no capacity to deal with the
source of the problem.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTION-FOCUSED
COPING BEHAVIOR

Eating more or
eating less
Sleeping more or
sleeping less
Excessive playing of
computer
Crying or shouting