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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.

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