This document discusses mental health and stress. It defines mental health and explains how biological and life experiences can impact it. The document also defines stress and differentiates between eustress, which is positive stress that motivates and improves performance, and distress, which is negative stress that causes anxiety and decreases performance. Examples are provided of situations that can cause eustress or distress. The document suggests ways to maintain positive mental health and cope with stress, like connecting with others and getting professional help if needed. It includes an activity where students identify coping mechanisms and examples of stress types.

1. TLNEAM LHTEAH

2. TRESSDSI

3. USTERSSE

4. STERSS

5. OBJECTIVES
AT the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
• Define mental health and stress
• Identify situations that causes feelings of stress
• Explain ways to manage or cope with stress

6. What is Mental
Health?
Mental health includes our emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. It
affects how we think, feel, and act. It also
helps determine how we handle stress,
relate to others, and make choices.
Mental health is important at every stage
of life, from childhood and adolescence
through adulthood.

7. 0ver the course of your life, if you experience
mental health problems, your thinking, mood,
and behavior could be affected. Many factors
contribute to mental health problems, including:
.Biological factors, such as genes or brain
chemistry.
.Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse
.Family history of mental health problems

8. Early Warning Signs
Eating or sleeping too much or too little
Pulling away from people and usual activities
Having low or no energy
Feeling numb or like nothing matters
Having unexplained aches and pains
Feeling helpless or hopeless
Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than
usual.

9. Positive mental health
Be optimistic. Realize your full potential
Study productively
Make meaningful contributions to your communities.

10. • Getting professional help if you need it
• Connecting with others
• Staying positive
• Getting physically active
• Helping others
• Getting enough sleep
• Developing coping skills
Ways to maintain positive
mental health include:

11. Understanding Stress
-The term stress actually refers to
the body’s reaction to any
demand placed upon it.
-It can be good or bad

12. Eustress, or positive stress, has the following characteristics:
• Motivates, focuses energy.
• Is short-term.
• Is perceived as within our coping abilities.
• Feels exciting
• Improves performance
Eustress

13. Distress, or negative stress, has the following characteristics:
• Causes anxiety or concern
• Can be short or long term
• Is perceived as outside of our coping abilities.
• Feels unpleasant.
• Decreases performance.
• Can lead to mental and physical problems.
Distress

14. Examples of negative stress
• The death of a loved ones
• Hospitalization (oneself or a family member)
• Injury or illness (oneself or a family member)
• Being abused or neglected
• Broken Family
• Sleep problems
• Being bullied at school

15. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

16. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

17. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

18. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

19. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

20. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

21. ACTIVITY
Instructions:
Students will be grouped into two. Each group will list five steps or ways in
coping from the given situations. The representative of each group will share in
front of the class.

22. ACTIVITY
Instructions:
Students will be grouped into two. Each group will list five steps or ways in
coping from the given situations. The representative of each group will share in
front of the class.

23. ACTIVITY
Instructions:
Students will be grouped into two. Each group will list five steps or ways in
coping from the given situations. The representative of each group will share in
front of the class.

24. Examples of Positive stress
• Starting a new job
• Taking a vacation
• Wins a lottery
• Being an honor students
• Holiday Seasons
• Achieving awards

25. Answer the following questions:
I. Identification
Write EUSTRESS if the statement is positive stress and write DISTRESS
if it is negative one.
_____1.) Having a good sleep
_____2.) Separation from family or having broken family
_____3.) Get support from someone you trust
_____4.) Being bullied in the school
_____5.) Finding joy in joining sports activities
II. Essay
1.) Write a slogan that shows the importance of knowing stress

26. Assignment:
Draw a picture or situation that shows the difference of
Eustress and Distress
Criteria:
Originality- 30%
Content- 40%
Creativity- 30%

27. Thank you!