notes

1. Situations Never Sometimes Always
1. I am sensitive to the
need of others.
2. I apologize when I did
something wrong.
3. I keep the
communication lines open
to my family.
4. I am able to show love to
my family and friends.
5. I consider the interest of
others.

2. Grade 7 – Q3 – Lesson 3
Prepared by:
MR. PAOLO O. CUSTODIO
MAPEH Teacher

3. OBJECTIVES:
✔Define mental health
✔Explain stress normal and inevitable
✔Differentiate eustress and distress
✔Identify the causes of anxiety or
stress
✔Identify the common stressors that
affect adolescents
✔Identify physical responses of the
body to stress
✔Differentiate healthful from
unhealthful strategies in coping with
stress
✔Enumerate ways to cope with stress

4. MENTAL HEALTH
Mental heath is the
psychological well-
being of a person. It
is how a person
thinks, feels, and
acts to cope with
life.
Good mental health
makes you function
comfortably in the
society. It denotes a
sound state of mind
that allows you to
face and accept
realities in life.
Emotional health is a
component of mental
health. If you are in
control of your
thoughts, feelings,
and behavior, you are
emotionally healthy.
It means that you can
deal positively with
reality, regardless
whether the actual
situation is good or
bad.
How you feel affects how
you think and act. If you
are happy, you feel
relaxed doing even the
most difficult tasks. But if
you are sad, tensed or
worried, you cannot
think properly and may
not be able to do or
finish a task.

5. What are the characteristics of a healthy mind?
1. Directs self,
independent of the
surrounding
A person who has a healthy mind is capable of doing the following:
2. Function
independently where
and when appropriate
3. Enjoys and contents
oneself with simple
everyday pleasures
4. Capable of experiencing
the full range of human
emotions
5. Deals with the
words as it is rather
than the one wants it
to be
6. Accept self, others,
and life’s
disappointments
7. Shows no fear of
the unknown and
always open to new
ideas

6. What are the factors affecting mental health?
No two individuals have the same
mental health status. Even an
identical twin has different status.
This is because there are different
factors affecting one’s mental
health.
Your mental health is a result of the
interplay of heredity, environment,
background and personality, life
experiences, and illness.

8. WHAT IS STRESS
WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is the response of your
body and mind to unpleasant or
challenging events in life.
Being tensed, uncomfortable, or
worried about something can
cause stress. These are called
stressors.
Stressors are situations, which
make you feel worried or anxious.
EUSTRESS AND
DISTRESS?
Did you know that some stressful situations
also have positive effects?
Stress is not always negative as most people
think but also positive.
Positive stress, also known as eustress,
promotes growth and accomplishments. It
motivates you to continue working.
However, when stress affects your mental and
physical health, it is a distress or negative
stress.

9. What are the common areas of stressors that affect adolescents?
Stressor is anything that causes
stress. It can be internal (chemical or
biological agent) or external,
brought by outside or environmental
conditions or events.
Any source of stress is considered
stressor since it causes the release of
cortisol, the primary stress hormone.
Knowing these stressors will help
you cope with stress.

10. Family
Peers
STRESSORS
THAT AFFECT
ADOLESCENTS
School
Community

11. 1. FAMILY
Most stressors are major life changes, especially
changes that affect family life. These changes
threaten one’s sense of security and self-esteem.
The following are examples of life changes that
affect family
life and which may cause stress.
• going through parent’s separation/annulment
• having a parent remarry
• Having a serious illness of a member of the family
• having more arguments with parents
• having a parent lose his or her job
• death of a family member
• being pregnant
2. SCHOOL
• moving to a new school
• failing a grade
• fear of teachers
• too much work loads such as several examinations
for a day or homework and projects and participation
in school activities
• being suspended from school
3. PEERS
• drinking alcohol, smoking or talking illegal drugs with
peers
• breaking up from a relationship
• beginning to date
• being bullied
• wanting to belong to a group

12. 4. COMMUNITY
• moving to a new community
• frequent noise from the neighborhood
• uncollected garbage
• crowded transportation
Minor and simple everyday events may turn
out to be stressful as well. These minor but
frequent everyday events that cause stress
are sometimes called “hassles”.
Some examples of stressors are losing
something, concerns of how you look, what to
wear, or bad weather.
Also, experiencing calamities like flash floods,
fires, earthquakes, and other disasters may be
very stressful.
What are the common body reactions during
stressful situations?
It is also important to understand how your body reacts
to situation so that you will know if you are stressed.
You might be stressed when you see or observe the
following signs:
PHYSICAL SIGNS
• muscle tension
• pounding heart
• Shortness of
breath
• increased
sweating
• dry mouth
• skin rash
• grinding teeth,
nail biting
EMOTIONAL SIGNS
• anger
• irritability
• impatience
• nervousness
• forgetfulness
• inability to
concentrate
• negative thinking
• excessive worrying
• loss of interest
• self-criticism
• increased crying
BEHAVIORAL SIGNS
• loss of appetite
• overeating
• drug abuse
• sleep problems
• restlessness
• hurrying and
talking too fast
• criticizing others
• reckless behavior
• fidgeting

13. How do you cope with stress?
1. Exercise and eat
healthy.
2. Think positive
3. Keep your mind
active and learn new
things.
4. Be sociable
5. Develop useful
coping abilities
Learning how to cope with stress is
very important. It you cannot
manage or handle stressors, it will
affect your mental and emotional
health.
First, you have to understand that
stress is a normal part of life. Our
body was designed to experience
stress and be able to react to it. It is
something that can be managed.
There are things that you can do to
cope with stress.
6. Set attainable and
reasonable goals
7. Take time out from
stressful conditions.

14. What should not be done in stress
management?
Some people cope with stress the wrong way. This is dangerous
since if not managed properly, it can lead or contribute to health
problems such as HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
SLEEPING DISORDER, AND RELATED SISEASES.
• Withdrawing from friends, family, and activities
• Sleeping too much
• Drinking too much alcoholic beverages
• Overeating and under-eating
• Zoning out for hours in front of the TV or
computer
• Using pills or drugs to relax
The following are the things that you need to avoid to manage
stress: