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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Midterms Stress is a response to a strong external stimuli, thus stressful as well. These may lead to losing whether physiological or psychological, which can one's self-worth and the appetite to socialize or trigger a physiological reaction known as t...

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Midterms Stress is a response to a strong external stimuli, thus stressful as well. These may lead to losing whether physiological or psychological, which can one's self-worth and the appetite to socialize or trigger a physiological reaction known as the attend classes. general adaptation syndrome. 6. Frustration Stress can be: Failures to reach goals or carry out plans result in  simple threat to one's pride  not knowing whether you would pass or not stress.  or a life threatening situation. 7. Romantic relationships Both having a boyfriend/girlfriend and not having EUSTRESS VS DISTRESS one generate stress among teenagers. Those who are  Eustress feels challenging but manageable not in a relationship feel that they lack something. and leads to growth Those in a relationship, on the other hand, deal with  Distress is difficult and has a negative love quarrels, disagreements, arguments, conflicts, impact. 'emotional roller coaster,' and other complications brought about by the relationship. COMMON STRESSORS IN THE LIFE 8. Future OF ADOLESCENTS Adolescents also think about their future, especially 1. Physical appearance those in the late adolescence. Not knowing what one really wants to be in the future can be stressful. Adolescence is accompanied by certain changes in Equally worrying is knowing what one wants to be the physical features of an individual. One's height, but unable to attain it due to factors such as weight, body figure, skin problems, and the like are financial constraints and skill or aptitude mismatch. common 'issues' for adolescents. The desire to look good to others does causes stress among them. 2. School/Academic pressure EFFECTS OF STRESS Many adolescents often feel stressed about 1. Physical academic and extracurricular requirements such as Stress increases the level of adrenaline and recitation, daily seatwork, quiz, project, homework, corticosterone in the body, which in turn leads to an examination, and graded performance. increased heart-rate, respiration, and blood-pressure 3. Family/Home and puts more physical stress on body organs. Family issues may also bring about stress. Changes 2. Emotional in the family situation such as divorce or annulment Stressed individuals are prone to agitation, of parents usually result in new living arrangements impatience, irritability, and moodiness. When stress and other stressful conditions is too much, there may be a feeling of being 4. Social/Peer pressures overwhelmed by pressures and powerlessness to control things. Stress can also be the result of the pressures an adolescent gets from his/her friends or other 3. Cognitive teenagers. These may include pressures to cut The thoughts of stressed individuals are filled with classes, to smoke, or to experiment with alcohol, worrying. As a result, they commonly become drug, or sexual activities. There may also be forgetful and disorganized. As negative thoughts pressure from the bullying or harassment by fellow cloud their minds, they subsequently become adolescents. pessimistic. 5. Loss 4. Behavioral The loss of a loved ones or friend also creates stress. Due to stress, changes in behavior also occur. Some Relatedly, breaking up with a boyfriend/girlfriend, stressed people lose appetite while others tend to ending a friendship, and separation from a much overeat. loved work also produce a sense of loss, and are  THE FOUR LOBES OF CEREBRUM TWO COMMON COPING  Front lobe STRATEGIES It determines personality and emotions, complex thinking and movement control.  Problem-Focused Approach Location: Front part of the brain, behind the This strategy fundamentally involves focusing forehead. on the source of stress. This may include trying  Parietal lobe to analyze the situation and making extra effort It process sensory information and or working harder to solve the problem. understand what we feel like pain and  Emotion-Focused Strategy temperature. Location: Top and back of the brain. This approach encompasses concentrating on one’s feeling or emotion brought about by the  Occipital lobe stress. About vision functions Location: Back of the brain OTHER TIPS ON COPING WITH  Temporal lobe About memory, hearing and word STRESS recognition abilities Location: Top and back of the brain.  Engaging In Physical Activities  Doing Activities that are Relaxing  Acquiring Social Support BRAIN THEORIES  Getting Ample Rest and Sleep Split-Brain Theory (Dr. Roger Sperry) –  Being Realistic  Thinking Positively The split brain theory is the theory that each  Learning the Art of Resilience side or hemisphere of our brain has its job to complete. The left hemisphere was in charge of language processing, and the right side THE POWERS OF THE MIND was responsible for tasks of visual construction (understanding what we see). The brain has three major parts -- the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brain stem.  The Brain Stem - connects the spinal Triune Brain Theory (Dr. Paul MacLean) cord and the brain. – According to the model, the basal ganglia  Cerebellum- controls voluntary are in charge of primal instincts, the limbic movement system is in charge of emotions, and the  Cerebrum - largest of the three brain neocortex is responsible for objective or sections, accounts for about 85 percent rational thoughts. of the brain's weight, and has four lobes Brain Dominance Theory (Ned Herrman) The Cerebral Hemispheres – The brain dominance is a principle which supports that a brain is composed by parts, hemispheres or quadrants, not equals, but asymmetric and functionally specialized and where one part is dominant relatively to the others. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL- CHALLENGES TO MENTAL HEALTH BEING AND WELL-BEING  Stress Mental health includes our emotional, psychological It is a response to a strong external stimuli, and social well being. It affects how we think, feel, whether physiological or psychological, and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine which can trigger a physiological reaction how we handle stress, relate to others, and make known as the general adaptation choices. Mental health is important at every stage of syndrome. life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. General Adaptation Syndrome 1. Alarm Reaction Stage - the body's Wheel of Wellness initial response to stress, characterized by the "fight-or-flight" reaction, which The Wheel includes five interrelated life tasks: includes increased heart rate, cortisol spirituality, self-direction, work and leisure, release, and adrenaline boost to prepare friendship, and love. for danger. 2. Resistance Stage - After having a fight- or-flight response, the body begins to FIVE LIFE TASKS repair itself. It releases a lower amount of cortisol, and your heart rate and blood 1. Essence or spirituality pressure begin to normalize. In essence, incorporating spirituality into your 3. Exhaustion Stage - This stage is the journey towards personal development paves the result of prolonged or chronic stress. way for a well-rounded and enriching life Struggling with stress for long periods experience. It shines a light onto the path of can drain your physical, emotional, and introspection, deeper understanding, and growth, mental resources to the point where your guiding you towards a heightened sense ofself body no longer has strength to fight discovery. stress. You may give up or feel your situation is hopeless 2. Work and Leisure Work is defined as an activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a  ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) purpose or result. Leisure is defined as a ADHD is pretty common and can make it freedom provided by the cessation of activities hard to focus and sit still. especially: time free from work or duties. 3. Friendship Symptoms: Inattention (not being able to Friendships can have a positive impact on a keep focus), Hyperactivity (excess child's self-esteem and ability to navigate social movement that is not appropriate to the situations throughout the rest of their lives. In setting) and Impulsivity (hasty acts that occur in the moment without thought). fact, child psychologists find early childhood friendships contribute to children's quality of  Anxiety (Panic Disorder) life and help them adjust to changes in their The intense and sudden feelings of stress or environment as well. fear are called “panic attacks.” A panic 4. Love attack can make your chest or stomach hurt, Having no self-love leads to negative self- your heart speed up, make you feel afraid, affirmations, unhappiness, depression, self- dizzy, or feel like you can’t breathe. doubt, low self-esteem, confusion in life and  Autism Spectrum Disorder ultimately the loss of excitement, drive and will It has a wide variation and severity of to live. symptoms. People diagnosed with autism can have a hard time talking about their 5. Self-Direction feelings, understanding people’s actions, and The ability for one to remain motivated, while being social. Their brains works in a identifying and formulating their own learning different way. needs , is a key skill in continuous learning, and achieving quality performance.  Bi-Polar Disorder Bi-polar disorder changes the way people feel emotions. If people have bi-polar  disorder, their emotions can go from happy  Empathy to sad very quickly. Empathy refers to being able to understand how other people are feeling.  Depression  Social Skills It is a mental health challenge that makes This component of EI refers to interacting people feel very sad all the time. It can well with other people. It involves applying change how you think, feel, and act. an understanding of the emotions of ourselves and others to communicate and  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) interact with others on a day-to-day basis. It is a mental health condition that's caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event TYPES OF RESPONSES — either being part of it or witnessing it.  Passive response Symptoms may include flashbacks, Behaving passively means not expressing nightmares, severe anxiety and your own needs and feelings, or expressing uncontrollable thoughts about the event. them so weakly that they will not be addressed.  Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious mental health  Aggressive response condition that affects how people think, feel Behaving aggressively is asking for what and behave. It may result in a mix of you want or saying how you feel in a hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized threatening, sarcastic or humiliating way thinking and behavior. that may offend the other person(s)  Eating Disorders  Assertive response Behaving assertively means asking for what Anorexia - refers to weight loss that occurs you want or saying how you feel in an from not eating. honest and respectful way that does not infringe on another person's rights or put Bulimia - refers to eating large amounts of individual down. food over a short period of time followed by an attempt to get rid of the food. This getting rid of food is called "purging." Emotions are what you feel on the inside when things happen. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 1. Afraid: feeling fear and worry Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, 2. Angry: feeling mad with a person, act, or use, and manage our emotions. It helps us build idea strong relationships, make good decisions, and deal 3. Ashamed: feeling bad after doing wrong with difficult situations. 4. Confident: feeling able to do something Emotional intelligence is sometimes called EQ (or 5. Confused: feeling unable to think clear EI) for short. 6. Depressed: feeling sad, blue, discouraged, and unhappy According to David Goleman, the elements of EI 7. Embarrassed: feeling worried about what are: others may think 8. Energetic: feeling full of energy  Self – Awareness 9. Excited: feeling happy and aroused Refers to the capacity to recognize and 10. Glad: feeling joy and pleasure understand emotions and to have a sense of 11. Jealous: feeling upset when someone has how one’s actions, moods and the emotions something that you would like to have or of others take effect. they get to do something you wanted 12. Relaxed: feeling at ease and without  Self - Regulation 13. Lonely: feeling alone and that nobody cares This aspect of EI involves the appropriate 14. Proud: feeling pleased for doing well worry, expression of emotion. calm 15. Stressed: feeling tense, tired, uneasy, and  Motivation overwhelmed Motivation, when considered as a component of EI, refers to intrinsic motivation.