Perdev Week 5

First Quarter
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Learning Module No. 5
Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________

Grade level & Strand: __________________ Score: __________________
Name of Subject Teacher: Reyboy P. Tagsip

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Topic: Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence
Duration: Week 5-September 13-17, 2021
Learning Competencies:
1. Identify causes and effects of stress in one’s life
2. Demonstrate personal ways to cope with stress and maintain mental health
Learning Objectives: Students were expected to:
1. discuss that understanding stress and its sources during adolescence may help in identifying ways to
cope and have a healthy life;
2. identify sources of one’s stress and illustrate the effects of stress on one’s system; and,
3. demonstrate personal ways of coping with stress for healthful living
References: Moving Up A Guide to Personal and Career Development. Maricel Ilag-Ramos
INTRODUCTION
Stress is a fact of life, wherever you are and whatever you are doing. You cannot avoid stress, but you can learn
to manage it so it doesn’t manage you. Changes in our lives—such as going to college, getting married, changing jobs, or
illness—are frequent sources of stress. Keep in mind that changes that causes stress can also benefit you. Moving away
from home to attend college, for example, creates personal-development opportunities—new challenges, friends, and
living arrangements. That is why it’s important to know yourself and carefully consider the causes of stress.
In this chapter, we will discuss about coping stress in middle and late adolescence.
PRE-TEST
Let’s do the following activity
1) What school activities do you feel anxious or worried about? How did you cope with that feeling?
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2) How does stress affect your studies?
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CONTENT
Stress is common among
teenagers. Recognizing stress and
at the same time learning how to
reduce them are important life skills
for teenagers.
What is stress?
It is the way your body
responds to challenges and gets you
ready to face them with attention,
energy and strength. It gets you
ready for action. When you feel you
can cope with these challenges,
stress gives you the motivation to
get things done. But there can be
problems when your stress is
greater than your ability to cope.
What are the signs of stress to teenagers?
According to Penetrante (2016), there are behavioral, emotional, physical, and mental signs of stress.
Behavioral signs include withdrawal from friendship groups or activities that the adolescent usually
enjoys; seemingly nervous or anxious; sleeping too little or too much; eating more “comfort foods”;
eating less; wanting to be by herself or himself more than usual; crying; refusing to go to school; having
emotional ‘ups and downs’ for no obvious reason; having less energy than usual; drinking more
caffeinated products or taking over-the-counter painkillers – paracetamol, codeine or ibuprofen; being
aggressive; going down in schoolwork or results; not caring about appearance; behaving differently in
relationships with parents-for example and suddenly not talking to you.
In addition, teenagers might also manifest some emotional changes such as being cranky or moody;
feeling sad, down or hopeless; feeling worthless; finding it hard to relax or switch off; getting angrier more
than usual; feeling that ‘nothing’ is going right and on an ‘emotional rollercoaster ride’.
Subsequently, there are also physical signs of stress such as; feeling sick--- for example, headaches,
shoulder pains, stomach aches, jaw pains; not being hungry; feels more tired than usual, even if she’s
getting enough sleep; losing or gaining weight; getting frequent colds and infections; having panic attacks,
dizzy spells, and fast breathing.
Furthermore, stress can also affect the mental and thinking state of the teenagers. Changes such
as finding it hard to concentrate and stay focused; losing the thread of thoughts or conversations; having
trouble remembering things; making snap decisions or errors in judgment; having trouble organizing and
planning or making decisions; and, getting confused or irrational are observed among stressed teenagers.
What are the causes of stress?

For teenagers, stress may be caused by their academic worries, how they can get ahead of
school in times of Covid-19 Pandemic, looking after and taking care of their younger siblings, household
chores, their friends, family conflict, Facebook and online concerns, how they look physically, bullying,
discrimination, some financial and economic issues in the family, conformity with the peer groups, high
personal expectations from parents, teachers and friends, and the like.
How to Cope with Stress?
There are suggestions on how an adolescent cope with stress from American Psychological Journal (2014):
1. Get enough time for sleep. After doing assignments,

activities and hanging out with friends, it can be hard to get
enough sleep, especially during school days. Ideally,
adolescents must get at least nine hours of sleep every night.
However, there is a need to cut back watching TV or engaging in

a lot of screen time in the evening to maximize the change
sleeping soundly.
2 . Focus on your strength . Focus on your

time thinking about the things you are good
at and find ways to do more of those things.
If you are good in dancing, you might as
well volunteer as dance tutor in your
school. Focusing on your strengths will help
you keep your stresses in perspective.
3. Engage in physical activity . The most

effective stress reliever or busters is your
physical activity. Engage in any physical
activities you enjoy and build them into your
routine.
4. Do things that make you happy . Do
whatever you like or love to do (your
hobbies) or just listening to music, it relaxes
you or seeing movies, or anything which
you may find interesting and relaxing.
5. Talk to someone . Talk to your friends or

anyone whom you feel comfortable with or to
trusted adults. It helps you manage your
stress. There are those who felt relieved when
they had shared their stories to trusted friends
and adults.
Enrichment Activity
Answer the following questions briefly and concise. Write it below the space provided. You can also use another empty
sheets if needed. But, make it sure that you’ll attach it together with this module.
1) What would you recommend or suggest to cope with stress?

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2) How would you react to this statement by Lou Holtz: “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry
it”?
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3) Share a personal experience about a stressful situation you were in and what kind of coping mechanism helped
you manage the situation.
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Prepared by: Checked by:
REYBOY P. TAGSIP KATHERINE G. ENCABO

Subject Teacher SHS Coordinator
Noted by:
MIRA ROCHENIE C. PIQUERO

Academic Coordinator
Approved by:
MA. NANETTE D. BAYONAS

School OIC-Principal

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Name: _______________ Date: _

Name of Subject Teacher: Reyboy P. Tagsip

References: Moving Up A Guide to Personal and Career Development. Maricel Ilag-Ramos

Let’s do the following activity

2) How does stress affect your studies?

What are the signs of stress to teenagers?

What are the causes of stress?

How to Cope with Stress?

1. Get enough time for sleep. After doing assignments,

However, there is a need to cut back watching TV or engaging in

2 . Focus on your strength . Focus on your

3. Engage in physical activity . The most

5. Talk to someone . Talk to your friends or

1) What would you recommend or suggest to cope with stress?

REYBOY P. TAGSIP KATHERINE G. ENCABO

MIRA ROCHENIE C. PIQUERO

MA. NANETTE D. BAYONAS

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