Stress is a physical and mental response to situations that disturb our balance. There are two types of stress: eustress, which is positive stress that can motivate performance, and dystress, which is negative stress. Stress can be overcome by talking with others, thinking positively, relaxing through exercise, prioritizing tasks, getting sleep, changing negative thoughts, facing fears, and expecting positive outcomes from worst-case scenarios. The brain regulates senses, memory, emotions, thinking, movement, and contains parts like the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem that connect to the spinal cord and body. Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of emotions, understanding others' emotions, and managing emotions positively to succeed in
Stress is a physical and mental response to situations that disturb our balance. There are two types of stress: eustress, which is positive stress that can motivate performance, and dystress, which is negative stress. Stress can be overcome by talking with others, thinking positively, relaxing through exercise, prioritizing tasks, getting sleep, changing negative thoughts, facing fears, and expecting positive outcomes from worst-case scenarios. The brain regulates senses, memory, emotions, thinking, movement, and contains parts like the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem that connect to the spinal cord and body. Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of emotions, understanding others' emotions, and managing emotions positively to succeed in
Stress is a physical and mental response to situations that disturb our balance. There are two types of stress: eustress, which is positive stress that can motivate performance, and dystress, which is negative stress. Stress can be overcome by talking with others, thinking positively, relaxing through exercise, prioritizing tasks, getting sleep, changing negative thoughts, facing fears, and expecting positive outcomes from worst-case scenarios. The brain regulates senses, memory, emotions, thinking, movement, and contains parts like the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem that connect to the spinal cord and body. Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of emotions, understanding others' emotions, and managing emotions positively to succeed in
Stress is a physical and mental response to situations that disturb our balance. There are two types of stress: eustress, which is positive stress that can motivate performance, and dystress, which is negative stress. Stress can be overcome by talking with others, thinking positively, relaxing through exercise, prioritizing tasks, getting sleep, changing negative thoughts, facing fears, and expecting positive outcomes from worst-case scenarios. The brain regulates senses, memory, emotions, thinking, movement, and contains parts like the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem that connect to the spinal cord and body. Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of emotions, understanding others' emotions, and managing emotions positively to succeed in
LESSON 6: Identify Causes and Effects of Stress in One’s • Focus on what you can control and let go of things
go of things that are
Life uncontrollable. • Lower down your standard as long as it will not ruin your Stress is a simple reaction to an input that disturbs our plans/ambitions. physical and mental balance. It is ever-present in everyone’s • Have a break and engage in enjoyable activities. life in various situations and activities. Therefore, you are not • Accept yourself as you are because you are peculiar. exempted from experiencing stress. • Identify your unique strengths and focus much on them. • Remember that you are made for a reason and you are part The Good Stress and The Bad Stress of the intricate plan of your creator. There are two types of stress, “eustress”, which is the term for positive stress or good stress, and “dystress” which LESSON 7: Brain: Parts, Processes and Functions refers to negative stress or bad stress as cited by Dr. Lazarus, building on Dr. Selye’s work. He said that there is distinction Brain is one of the most complex organs in the human between eustress and dystress. In everyday life, we always body which is part of the central nervous system. The use the term "stress" to describe negative situations. This cerebrum is the largest part of the brain which regulates directs many people to believe that all stress is bad for people, senses, memory, emotions, intellectual activities, and body which is not true. Eustress, or positive stress, can motivate movement. The cerebrum is responsible for processing someone to regain enthusiasm in their endeavor, it can give information that is divided into two hemispheres. The lymbic excitement to revitalize performance. system comprises parts of the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus which regulates various types of emotions. The Stress can be overcome through: cerebellum regulates balance, postures, and coordinates • Looking for someone to talk with like friends, family and movement. The brainstem connects the cerebrum and relatives and share your problems with them. cerebellum to the spinal cord that carry signals to and from all • Think positive that you can handle your stress. parts of the body. • Take time to relax by exercising and having a workout. • Do things that are important one at a time. • Get proper sleep. • Train your mind by thinking that all things will get well. • Face your fears. • Work on your worst scenario and expect that something good will happen. Characteristics of Left-brained and Right-brained People The term Emotional Intelligence (EI) was created by two researchers – Peter Salovey and John Mayer but was popularized by Daniel Goleman in his 1995 book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Goleman discussed that EI is important to be successful in academic, professional, social, and interpersonal aspects of one's life and a skill that can be taught and cultivated in schools. Emotional intelligence is defined as the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Therefore, it is the key to both personal and professional success." For Goleman EI is the ability to: 1) Recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions; 2) Recognize, understand and influence the Lesson 8: Emotional Intelligence emotions of others. This means being aware that emotions can drive our behavior and impact people either positively or Emotion is a subjective state of mind triggered by negatively. Then, it is essential to learn how to manage those certain stimuli or events which occur in the environment. It is a emotions especially when under pressure. reaction to a certain event that happens. Collins’s dictionary defines emotion as a feeling such as happiness, love, fear, anger, or hatred, which can be caused by the situation that you are in or the people you are with. Emotions can be observed through body language and facial expressions, which explains how you feel or how you are doing at that moment. Through analyzing and reading facial expressions you may be able to understand a person’s feelings. Physiological changes, such as increased heartbeat or respiration, and overt manifestations, like crying or shaking of the body, and swaying of hand and arms may also give us an idea on what a person feels.