Explains that stress is normal

and inevitable

Differentiates eustress from

distress.

Identifies situations that cause

feelings of anxiety or stress
Direction: Read the following situations, put a check
if you consider the situation as stressful.

____1. Choosing a gift for a friend

____2. Arguing with classmate
____3. Going to a new place
____4. Having a newborn sibling
____5. Getting a failing mark
____6. Losing your money
____7. Getting a birthday surprise
____8. Attending a party
____9. Witnessing a tribal dance
____10. Watching a traditional play
Differentiate
the two
pictures
How do you react
when you have a
problem?
Do you fell stress?
Do you think that
stress is always
something
negative?
What is stress?
 What is the
cause of stress?
 What is the
meaning of the
word
“stressor”?
 Stress is defined as the physiological (or
physical) and emotional responses to a
significant or unexpected change or
disruption in one’s life (Payne, et al., 2005).

It may also refer to “what you feel when you

react to pressure, either from the outside
world (school, family, friends) or from you
yourself i.e. wanting to fit, wanting to do
well in school.

The word “stressor” refers to the things

that make a person stressed.
Some Examples of Stressors:
1. Being unhappy in your job.
2. Having a heavy workload or too much assignment.
3. Working long hours.
4. Working under dangerous conditions.
5. Poor grades in school.
6. Heavy traffic.
7. Having to give speeches in front of colleagues or report
in class.
8. The death of a loved one.
9. Loss of a job.
10. Increase in financial obligations.
11. Getting married.
12. Moving to a new home.
13. Chronic illness or injury.
14. Emotional problems.
15. Taking care of an elderly or sick family member
16. Traumatic event.
 There are two
different kinds of
stress:

1. Eustress
2. Distress
 Eustress – refers to a positive
and healthy responses of the
body from a stressor. It
produces good effects to one’s
well-being.
For example, a person who
studied for long hours then took
and got outstanding grade in
the exam, may feel happiness
and enjoyment
 Distress – refers to a negative
reaction of the body towards a
given stressor. It may cause
problems in health, alter the
mood and emotions, and even
affect the way a person thinks.
For example, when a person
woke up late for work, he or she
may feel anger and
disappointment.
Direction: Read the following situations, Draw a
smiling face if you consider it was a source of
eustress and a sad face if it cause distress.

___1. Choosing a gift for a friend

___2. Arguing with a classmate
___3. Going to a new place
___4. Having a newborn sibling
___5. Getting a failing mark
___6. Losing your money
___7. Getting a birthday surprise
___8. Attending a party
___9. Witnessing a tribal dance
___10. Watching a traditional play
How Are You Going
to Manage Stress
a. Dealing with new relationships.
b. Balancing academic life with social life.
c. Living with or without family members.
d. Adjusting to the new environment.
e. Strict schedules of classes.
f. Deadlines of assignments.
g. Getting low grades.
h. Quarterly examinations
i. Poor time management.
j. Daily commuter in going to and from
school.
k. Financial burden
JIGSAW PUZZLE
( by group )
Write your thoughts in the manila paper.

1. How does your family contribute to your

eustress and distress?
2. How does your peers contribute to your
eustress and distress?
3. How does the school contibute to your
eustress and distress?
4. How doe your community contribute to
your uestress and distress?
Assignment: Unlock the Jigsaw

Give different factors that cause stress?

(interview the person professional or not)

Write a one page reflection about the insights

you learned from the Jigsaw Puzzle activity.

1. How do the people and environment around

me effect my mental and emotional health?
2. What are ways on how I can deal with the
stressors?
3. Which do I experience more in my
environment - eustress or distress? Why?