5. YOUR ASK THE STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS WHETHER HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY STRATEGY IN
DEALING STRESS
1. OVER EATING
2.EXERCISE
3.HEALTHY EATING
4.PROCASTINATION
5.SELF-HARM
6. SLEEPING LITTLE OR TOO MUCH
7. TALKING ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM
8. RELAXATION
9. DRINKING ALCOHOL
10. SMOKING
9. STRESS IS THE NON SPECIFIC RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO
AN UNTICIPATED OR STIMULATING EVENT.
HANS SELYE (1975) HAS ECRIBE STRESS RESULTING FROM
PLESANT EVENT AS EUSTRESS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, DISTRESS IS THE STRESS
GENERATED FROM NEGATIVE OR UNPLEASANT EVENT.
Common Stressor
10. EVERYONE IS EXPOSED DAILY STRESS. TO ENSURE
EMOTIONAL STABILITY YOU NEED TO MANAGE IT.
MANAGING STRESS MEANS TAKING CHARGE OF
YOURSELF, EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, ACTION
AND EVEN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
11. DEATH
REFERS TO THE END OF
PHYSICAL BEING OF A
PERSON THAT IS CAUSED
BY AN ILLNESS, AGEING,
OR AN ACCIDENT.
12. LOSS - OCCURS WHEN SOMEONE
DIES OR A LIFE SITUATION
CHANGES OR ENDS.
GRIEF - REFERS TO THE
EMOTIONAL SUFFERING CAUSED
BY A LOSS, DISASTER, OR
MISFORTUNE.
13. Stress Management Skills - are
techniques that can be used to
cope with the harmful effects
produced by stress
a.Doing something about the
cause of stress
b.Keeping the body healthy and
relieving anxiety
18. Major Depressive Disorder - when
depression is on a daily basis, characterized
by "persistent sadness, despair, and
hopelessness .
• Lack or loss of motivation
• Over thinking
• Lack or loss of energy
• Slow to react
• Difficulty in concentrating and remembering
• Loss of appetite
• Excessive gain or loss of weight
• Withdrawal from others/feeling alone
19. b.Bipolar Disorder - called manic-depressive disorder, a
form of depression characterized by alternating mania and
depression.
• Rapid speech and racing thoughts
• Difficulty in decision-making
• Recklessness and impulsiveness
• Agitation
• Difficulty in concentrating
• Extreme irritability
20. c. Schizophrenia - a mental illness with biological origins
that is characterized by irrational behavior, severe
alterations of the senses and often inability to function in the
society.
You could be diagnosed with schizophrenia if you experience some of the
following symptoms:
• Hallucinations.
• Delusions.
• Disorganized thinking.
• Lack of motivation.
• Slow movement.
• Change in sleep patterns.
• Poor grooming or hygiene.
• Changes in body language and emotions.
21. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
a person may have this disorder when he
experienced a traumatic situation such as abused,
raped, or involved in severe accident.
22. Qualities of Person with Good Mental and Emotional Health
1. Sense of well-being and satisfaction
2. Ability to enjoy life, to laugh, and to have fun
3 . Ability to deal with life's stresses and to bounce back from adversity
4. Participation in life to the fullest extent possible, through meaningful activities and positive relationships
5. Capacity to change, grow, and experience a range of feelings, as life's circumstances change
6. Sense of balance in own life between solitude and sociability, work and play, sleep and wakefulness,
rest and exercise, and so on.
7. Self-care that attends to the needs of the whole person - mind, body, spirit, creativity, intellectual
development, health, and so on.
8 .Ability to care.
9. Self-confidence and good self-esteem
