1.

Identify the different sources

of stress.
2. Make personal ways to
manage stress and
3. Value the importance of
stress management for a
healthful living.
What are the
two common
sources of
stress?
What is stress?
 Activity:

“Stress
Bingo”
 Directions:
1. Each student will be given a Bingo
Card.
2. They will find someone who
regularly participates in one of the
activities in the card and ask
him/her to sig his/her name in the
appropriate box.
3. If possible find a different person for
each box.
Guide questions:
1. How do you find the
activity? Was it
stressful?
2. How did you cope
with the stress?
 “Stress Management”
Dictionary definitions do not
quite capture the meaning of stress
as it is seen and experienced in the
world of work. One of the Webster’s
definitions describes it as an
“…emotional factor that causes
bodily or mental tension.”
 “Stress Management”
A practical way of defining stress is
the feeling one gets from prolonged,
pent-up emotions. If the emotions you
experience are pleasant and desirable –
joy, elation, ecstasy, delight – you
usually feel free to let them show. They
are not suppressed.
 “Stress Management”
Therefore; positive emotions do
not usually cause stress. Negative
emotions, on the other hand, are more
often held inside. They are hidden. You
suffer quietly and you experience
stress.
Do not confuse positive situations
with positive emotions.
 Causes and Effects of Stress
Here are some words that describe the emotions
associated (as cause and effect) with stress.
 Anxiety
 Pressure
 Misery
 Strain
 Desperation
 Tension
 Anger
 Panic
 Dejection
 By wearing a mask, you may
expect to hide stress caused by
problems in your personal life and
not let them influence your
performance on the job. This will
probably not work. The more you
try to hold your emotions in, the
greater the pressure build-up will
be.
 Everyday frustrations can
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. You face the next day
with less emotional and physical stamina. After
another stressful day and another night without
rest, you may have even less emotional strength
and stability. Therefore, stress build-up, if not
resolved, continues day after day.
 Problems in our personal life can
be devastating….
Surviving the normal, everyday stress described
above can be difficult. 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.
Other major causes of stress are problems with
drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, care of
children and elderly relatives, chronic mental illness,
injury, physical handicaps, even moving to a new home,
if you’ve lived in the same place for more than 10 years.
The list goes on and on.
Problems in our personal life
can be devastating….
Managing your personal finances can be
another stressful experience. This can be a
problem no matter what your income level, but it
is especially difficult if you must support a family
and do not earn enough to live comfortably.
Unpaid bills, unwise use of credit, and budget
limitations can make life difficult.
Problems in our personal life
can be devastating….
Managing your personal finances can be
another stressful experience. This can be a
problem no matter what your income level, but it
is especially difficult if you must support a family
and do not earn enough to live comfortably.
Unpaid bills, unwise use of credit, and budget
limitations can make life difficult.
 A common cause of stress is
dealing with life’s transitions
This is especially true when a person must cope
with too many transitions all at once. For example,
Ellen has just completed a program in fashion
merchandising. She is eager to get started on her
new job. Her mother is ill and requires care. Her
father died a few months ago. Ellen’s new job
requires that she relocate to a town 100 miles from
home. The move, a new career, and a change in
family relationships may cause excessive stress for
her. Too many changes have arrived at the same
time.
 Activity:
“WHAT CAUSES
YOU TO “LOSE
YOUR COOL”?
Guide questions:
What are the
two common
source of stress?
 The two common sources of stress are
change and loss. Reactions to loss are
individually different and can vary for many
reasons
Common experiences of students are
migration, parents’ separating, and breaking
up with boyfriends or girlfriends, changes in
peer group and death of a grandparent.
Finding ways to cope and adjust to the
changes and losses are critical for students
experience/encounter this kind of stress.
Evaluation: ½ cw
What is the
importance of stress
management for a
healthful living?
 Assignment:
Search and read
about stress
response.
• * Search and read about stress response.