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The document discusses the challenges faced during adolescence, including issues related to sexuality, academic concerns, and health. It defines stress, its types (eustress and distress), and the physiological responses to stress, particularly in adolescents. Additionally, it outlines common effects of stress, coping mechanisms, and foods that can help relieve stress.

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PD-Lesson5

The document discusses the challenges faced during adolescence, including issues related to sexuality, academic concerns, and health. It defines stress, its types (eustress and distress), and the physiological responses to stress, particularly in adolescents. Additionally, it outlines common effects of stress, coping mechanisms, and foods that can help relieve stress.

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Welcome to Personal

Development
Lesson 5 – Challenges During
Adolescent Period and Stress
Challenges
During
Adolescenc
e
Attitudes and behavior toward
sexuality and sexual relationships
Academic Concerns
Group Belongingness
Health and Nutrition
Roles
Coping with
Stress in
Middle and
Late
Adolescence
STRESS
STRESS
- is defined as a
reaction of the mind
and body to a stimulus
that disturbs the well
being, state of calm,
or equilibrium of a
person.
3 POINT OF VIEW ABOUT
STRESS
As Stimulus
when stress is caused by
situations that may be life
threatening or life changing.
ex. Separation, moving
into a new home, having a
new job.
Stress as Response
- when the body reacts to
challenging situations. This
involves the interactions
between hormones, glands
and nervous system where
the adrenal gland drives the
production of cortisol or
“stress hormone”
Stress as Relational
When a person experiencing stress
takes a step back to look at the
situation that is causing the stress,
and assesses it.

Assessment is when the person allows


reasoning to prevail and weigh the
relevance or irrelevance of the
situation.
Who responds faster
to stress,
an adult or
an adolescent?
Adolescent’s
response to stress is
faster than adult
because the part of
adolescents brain,
the prefrontal cortex,
that assesses danger
and directs action
during stress is not
yet fully developed.
Why stress cause fatigue, aging
and illness?
Prolonged and chronic situations
that involved both cortisol and
norepinephrine will eventually
affect the body to wear down fast
that cause fatigue, aging, and
illness caused by low immune
system.
If the situation is
irrelevant , this will
produce negative
emotions that may lead
to stress.
Magpantay and Danao
(2016) stated two
categories of stress:

1.Eustress
2.Distress
Eustress - is positive stress for it is
helpful- it motivates the individual to
keep on working and reach for the goal.

Distress on the other hand is negative


stress because it could give harmful
implications to the individual, such as
anxiety and depression
Eustress, or positive stress, has the
following characteristics:
•Motivates, focuses energy.
•Is short-term.
•Is perceived as within our coping
abilities.
•Feels exciting.
•Improves performance.
Examples of positive personal stressors
include: ● Receiving a promotion or raise at work.
● Starting a new job.
● Marriage.
● Buying a home.
● Having a child.
● Moving.
● Taking a vacation.
● Holiday seasons
● Retiring.
● Taking educational classes or learning a
new hobby.
Distress, or negative stress, has the
following characteristics:
•Causes anxiety or concern.
•Can be short- or long-term.
•Is perceived as outside of our coping
abilities.
•Feels unpleasant.
•Decreases performance.
•Can lead to mental and physical
Examples of negative personal stressors
include:
•The death of a spouse.
•Legal problems.
• Losing contact with loved ones.
•Hospitalization
•The death of a family member.
•Injury or illness
•Being abused or neglected.
•Unemployment.
Examples of negative personal
stressors include:
•Separation from a spouse or
committed relationship partner.
•Conflict in interpersonal
relationships.
•Bankruptcy/Money Problems.

•Sleep problems.
What is a Health Stress?

❖ Stress that is short


and sporadic can
propel a person to a
necessary action.
What is stressor
A stressor is the external or
internal force that brings about
the stress.
External stressors- those that
come outside of you like people,
experiences, situations
Internal stressors- are those
coming from within like thoughts
that you have that cause you to
feel-fearful, uncertainties about
the future, lack of control over
situations etc.
Common Effects of Stress
On your body : headached, muscle tention or pain,
chest pain, fatigue, changes in sex drive, stomach
upset.

On your mood: anxiety, restlessness, lack of


motivation or focus, feeling overwhelmed,
irritability or anger, sadness or depression

On your behavior: overeating or undereating, angry


outbursts, drug or alcohol misuse, tobacco use,
social withdrawal, exercising less often.
Ways to Cope up
with Stress
Seek Group or Social Support
Get into Relaxation Activity
Learn to Manage your Time
-seek spiritual growth
-have a useful hobby
-watch movie with
friends
-believe in yourself
Pray and meditate
Foods that Relieve Stress

Vegetables & Fruits (berries, pineapple, apples)

Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes & Yams

Legumes (green, peas, lentils, limas, split peas,


sprouts, tofu)

Pasta, rice.
Performance Task no. 5
Directions: Give 3 examples of
challenges you experienced as
an adolescent. Explain how you
managed each one of them.

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