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STRESS
Is there a positive or negative stress?

What is Stress?
Stress is a reaction of the body and mind to
unkind and challenging life incidents such as tence, feelings,
worry, and discomfort. The imbalance between the demand
from the environment and the persons ability to cope can
trigger feelings of anxiety. Some responses like being
irritated, frightened, or unconscious can cause headaches or
stomachaches.
POSITIVE STRESS
Eustress or Positive Stress
• promotes growth and

accomplishments and
stimulates you to go on.
Keep in mind:
It helps in attaining best
performance.
NEGATIVE STRESS
Distress or Negative Stress often cause poor

performance. This is harmful or unpleasant and can have
adverse effects on your physical and mental health. It
can result from various factors such as excessive
workload, relationship problems, financial difficulties or
traumatice event. Prolonged distress can lead to health
issues including anxiety, depression, and physical
ailments.
CAUSES OF
STRESS
STRESSOR
Is an event or a situation that causes stressful
situations which are seen as risks to the well-
being of a person. The body response to stress
by screting hormones that prepare the body to
respond to the situation. The stress response is
not harmful to the body however, frequent
activation of the stress response has negative
consequences on the body.
CUMULATIVE STRESS AND CHRONIC STRESS
CUMULATIVE STRESS CHRONIC STRESS
is a series of stress that has built up. Several is a prolonged and ongoing stress of
individuals ignore early signs and end up psychological and physiological stress that
accumulating them. can result from various factors such as work
pressures financial difficulties, relationship
problems, or ongoing health issues.
DIFFERENT SOURCES
OF STRESS
• MAJOR LIFE
CHANGES
These stressful changes threaten one’s
sense of security and self-esteem.
Changes due to stressful event in life
endanger an individuals sense of safety
and confidence.
• EVERYDAY PROBLEMS
We encounter everyday or occassional

petty incidents and part of this group.
• PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS
The immediate surrounding affect the level of day to day

stress. Noise is also one of the overlooked factors that
cause stress, especially if an individual resides near an
airport, train rail truck, or factory with loud machines.
People in deppressed, dangerous or polluted areas also
suffer high stress levels as well as those exposed to
calamities tragedies, armed conflicts and other disasters.
• OTHER STRESSORS
Affect teenagers include worrying about their future and conflicts and disagreements with
family members, friends, and other people, among others. Sometimes teenagers who
cannot manage their issues resort to alchohol and prohibits drugs.
Signs
DURING STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
PHYSICAL SIGN- muscle tension,
headache, pounding heart, shortness of
breath, increase sweating, etc.
EMOTIONAL SIGN- anger,

impatience, nervousness, forgetfulness,
negative thinking, increase crying etc.
BEHAVIORAL SIGN- Drug abuse,

Sleep problems, restlessness, etc.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGN- feeling of

being a failure, difficulty in making
decisions, having a hard time to
concentrate, etc.
THE GENERAL
ADAPTATION
SYNDROME
Stages of GENERAL ADAPTATION
SYNDROME (GAS) by Austrian-Canadian Hans
Selye
1. ALARM STAGE
This is the initial reaction to stress where the body
recognize a threat and activates the “fight or flight” response.
During this stage various psychological changes occur to prepare
the body to deal with the stressor.
2. RESISTANCE STAGE
If the stressor persists, the body

enters the resistance stage. During
this phase, the body tries to adapt to
the ongoing stress. It continues to
release stress hormones to cope with
the situation.
3. EXHAUSTION STAGE
If the stress continues for an extended

period and the body can’t adopt it enters
the exhaustion stage. At this point the
bodies resources become depleted and
becomes more susceptible to illness,
physical and psychological issues.
APPROPRIATE STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
How can stress be manage?
1. Manage Stressor- stressors cannot be eliminated, but can be avoided.
2. Rest and Sleep- a very helpful way of reducing stress and relieving
tension is getting amount of rest and sleep.
3. Exercise- exercising naturally relieves the body from the effects of stress.
4. Use relaxation method in coping with stress.
a. Progressive Relaxation- uses the body’s feedback
mechanism in reducing muscle tension, a common indicator of
stress.
b. Deep Breathing- tells the brain to calm down and relax,
relieving the stress.
c. Meditation- technique that temporarily tunes out‘ the
world, disregards outside disturbances, and provides inner peace.
d.Visualization- uses the imagination to relax and reduce
stress.
COUNTERPRDUCTIVE
COPING STRATEGIES
Coping is defined as the “capacity to respond

and recover from something stressful.”
Coping Styles
● People use various coping styles to 1. ADAPTIVE COPING
counter stress, but effectiveness involves direct confrotation
depends on the situation and and prevention of stress.
individual. Coping can be Adaptive 2. MALADAPTIVE STRESS
counterproductive mechanism
coping and Maladaptive Coping .
that includes the use of alcohol and
drugs.
COPING STYLES INTO
BROAD CATEGORIES
• Problem-Solving or instrumental coping focuses on approaches that tackle

the problem to reduce the stress of a particular situation.
• Emotion-focused coping deals with nurturing emotional health through the
stressful period.
COPING CLASSIFIED AS:
a. Active Coping Strategies

b. Avoidant Coping Strategies
1. Time Management
COPING
STRATEGIES 2. Sharing and Talking about
problems
3. Using Adrenalin Raised

Energy
4. Being at ease lying
5. Having a good laugh with

friends or family
Some Specific Coping Strategies
1. Humor- looking at the funny side of a problemor

positive reframing is believed to relieve small flops.
2. Seek support- in the course of a stressful event

support from family members or friends keeps
emotional health balanced.
3. Problem-solving- it is a helpful mechanism that

aims to pinpoint the source of the problem and
determine solution.
4. Relaxation- unwinding events or calming skills

help manage stress and enhance overall coping.
CONTINUATION:
5. Physical Recreation- regular excercisess such us yoga,
meditation, and muscle relaxation are helpful in handling stress .
6. Adjusting expectations- accepting different result of situations
in life may help in adjusting the stress associated with any given
change or outcome.
7. Venting- an expressing type of coping technique by voicing out
strong sentiments with friends or family. Moderate venting can be
beneficial but pondering the negative may and up in edgy relations
overtime.
WHAT NOT TO DO TO COPE WITH STRESS
01 02 03 04
• Sleeping too • Overeating and

• Smoking much under-eating • Using pills
• Zoning out for
or drugs to
• Drinking too • Withdrawing from
much alcohic hours infront of friends family and
relax
beverages the tv or computer activities
SUMMARY:
STRESS Eustress
is the reaction to a positive stress that
stressors, a condition promotes growth
that causes risks to an while distress is the
individuals comfort. common negative
stress that causes poor
performance.
Coping
Stressors
Mechanism
mostly come from major life or strategies are a
changes, physical surroundings great help to counter
and everyday problems stress.
Thank You!
Do you have any questions?
PRESENTORS:
ASHLEY JEL NAPALLIA
VIANCA MISOLES
JESS MARAON
JOANA ROSE LEBRON MANAOG

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STRESS

Is there a positive or negative stress?

• promotes growth and

Distress or Negative Stress often cause poor

CUMULATIVE STRESS CHRONIC STRESS

We encounter everyday or occassional

The immediate surrounding affect the level of day to day

EMOTIONAL SIGN- anger,

BEHAVIORAL SIGN- Drug abuse,

PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGN- feeling of

If the stressor persists, the body

If the stress continues for an extended

Coping is defined as the “capacity to respond

• Problem-Solving or instrumental coping focuses on approaches that tackle

a. Active Coping Strategies

3. Using Adrenalin Raised

4. Being at ease lying

5. Having a good laugh with

1. Humor- looking at the funny side of a problemor

2. Seek support- in the course of a stressful event

3. Problem-solving- it is a helpful mechanism that

4. Relaxation- unwinding events or calming skills

• Sleeping too • Overeating and

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