Perdev Lesson 6 Stress 1

STRESS
PERDEV LESSON 6
A. Stress and its Source
• Actions or behaviour that is considered to be
threatening or challenging to the
psychological, emotional and cognitive aspects
of a person is referred as stress.
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• Stressors depend on the personality,
motivation and goals, social demands and
expectations of an individual
• According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual
for Mental Disorder (Fifth Edition), a
stressor can be in the form of:
• natural disasters
• frustrating day lived experiences
• interpersonal relationship.
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1. Natural Disasters – are unfortunate events
that are caused by nature and/ or the nature’s
response on man’s incapability of preserving
it.
Example: Typhoon, Earthquake, Flood,

Tornado
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2. Frustrating day to day life experiences
are daily experiences that are
unwanted.
Example: Traffic jam, Rush Hour, Late in class,

Academic difficulties
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3. Interpersonal Relationship is the
social interaction of an individual.
Example: misunderstanding or conflict with

family or friends, being shy in uncommon or
public places, difficulty in socializing with
other people.
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B. RESPONSES TO STRESS
• Tension is a term that describes a person’s
responses to stress, a person whose
experiencing tension shows physiological
indicator (Gaerlan, Limpingco & Tria, 2008)
The physiological indicator of tension is
bodily changes that are exhibited by a person in
response to tension brought by stress. It can be
manifested through emotion, mood and affect
(Barlow & Duran, 2015).
Examples are fear, anxiousness, negative affect

and uncontrolled emotional responses.
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The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for
involuntary physiological responses of a person
under stress (Ciccarelli & White, 2014)
The following are examples of the physiological

indicators of tensions:
1. Increased heart rate
2. Increased in blood pressure
3. Dilation of pupil
4. Decrease salivary excretion
5. Smothering
Group Activity
The students will have an activity:
1.. The students will be group into four and the
students will share their personal experience
about stressful situations they went in and they
will answer the following questions:
a. Do you get disappointed when faced with minor
problems and small disappointments?
b. It is difficult for you to socialize with other
people?
c. Do you feel anxious most of the time? Do you
spent most of the time worrying too much?
Group Activity
d. Are you afraid of people or situations that are not
familiar to you?
Do you find it difficult to trust a person even if
he/she is your friend?
2. Each group will present their responses with the

class.
C. COPING STRATEGIES
Coping strategies are useful ways to cope and
adjust to stressful life events (Gaerlan et. Al. 2008)
1. Talk it out
Confide yourself to some level headed persons you
can trust.
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2. Escape for a while

Immerse yourself in reading a favourite book or
take a long walk by yourself in park or even at the
beach.
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3. Work off your anger

Instead of lashing out your anger to someone, go to
the gym instead. Engaging in contact sports like
boxing or karate can also release the anger that you
feel.
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4. Give in occasionally
It is good to have strong beliefs or principles in life
but there are also times when you know that you
have lower your standards or give into request of a
person in authority.
5. Doing good deeds for others

Doing random acts of kindness towards other
people can give immeasurable satisfaction.
6. Doing things one at a time.

Try to list down the order of importance of each
task at you are set to do. Start with the most
difficult task and work your way towards the
easiest task. By doing this multi-tasking may be
prevented.
7. Determine your strengths

Determine what skills are considered to be your
strengths and engage in activities that can utilize
these skills.
8. Minimize criticisms
Every individual has flaws and each individual
should be given equal opportunity to bring out the
best in him.
9. Do not compare yourself with another.

Each individual is assigned to do something that is
different from the rest of the group. Jealousy
begins once you start comparing the outcomes.
Try to develop good relationship with others so
you will not feel threatened.
10. Be proactive.
Do not withdraw when obstacles comes your way.
Make others feel your presence by being the
frontrunner of certain activities. Volunteer for the
tasks ahead.
Coping strategies are useful ways to cope and adjust to
stressful life events (Gaerlan et. Al. 2008)
11. Plan your leisure time.

Having a leisure time to relax refreshes the mind and
allows the person to weigh his options to make better
decisions. Leisure time spent outside the comfort zone
like hiking or trekking while communing with nature
relieves the stress of daily activities. It is enjoyed by
everyone and best shared with people with the same
interests or hobbies that he has.
Individual Activity:
(15 minutes)
a. What happens when a person experiences
chronic and acute stress?
b. What possible things can happen to this
person if this situation continues over a long
period of time?
ASSIGNMENT
Each group in the class will prepare a role play
based on the situation given by the teacher.
The students will make sure that the stressors
are clearly identified and how the individual
roles are affecting each other.

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STRESS

Example: Typhoon, Earthquake, Flood,

Example: Traffic jam, Rush Hour, Late in class,

Example: misunderstanding or conflict with

Examples are fear, anxiousness, negative affect

The following are examples of the physiological

2. Each group will present their responses with the

2. Escape for a while

3. Work off your anger

5. Doing good deeds for others

6. Doing things one at a time.

7. Determine your strengths

9. Do not compare yourself with another.

11. Plan your leisure time.

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