1.
LESS STRESS, MORE CARE

2.
Questions:
•What is stress?
•How does stress begin?
•What are the two types of stress and
stressors?
•What are the stresses in school?.
•How to cope up with stress?
•What is the positive impact of stress?

3.
What is Stress?
•Stress is a feeling of
emotional or physical
tension.
•It can come from any event or
thought that makes you feel
frustrated, angry, or nervous.
•Stress is your body's reaction
to a challenge or demand.

4.
Stress begins in the brain
When we are stress, our
emotions is processed by our
amygdala
(part of the brain). Our
emotional response to stress
will send information to our
hypothalamus. Our
hypothalamus is the command
center of the brain.
When the hypothalamus
commands, our body reacts

5.
1. ACUTE STRESS
DISORDER
•A person who has
experienced or
witnessed a life-
threatening,
terrifying or
otherwise deeply
traumatic event
may, in some
cases, develop
acute stress
Causes
•Natural disasters, such
as floods, fires or
earthquakes
•Physical or sexual
assault
•Car accidents
•Sudden death of a loved
one
•Receiving a life-
Stress in a short period

6.
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE STRESS
DISORDER
•Palpitations, i.e. a pounding heart
•Difficulty breathing
•Chest pain
•Headache
•Stomach pain
•Nausea
•Sweating.

7.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE
STRESS DISORDER
•Arousal: Hypervigilance, an inability to focus,
sleep disturbances, irritable mood and angry
outbursts
•Avoidance: Determination to avoid memories,
people, feelings or places associated with the
trauma
•Dissociation: A sense of physical displacement,
e.g. seeing oneself from outside one’s body,
feeling dazed, experiencing an altered perception
of time, difficulty remembering the event
•Intrusion: Recurrent, involuntary flashbacks of
the event, nightmares about the event

8.
2. CHRONIC STRESS
DISORDER
••A consistent
sense of
feeling
pressured and
overwhelmed
over a long
period of time.
•CAUSES
•Racism
•Discrimination based on
gender or sexual
orientation
•Disability
•Poverty
•Lack of access to
adequate education
•Adverse childhood
Stress in a long period of

9.
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC STRESS
DISORDER
•Fatigue
•Pain
•Bloating
•Nausea or vomiting
•Changes in appetite
•Diarrhea or constipation
•Spasms in the bowel

10.
EUSTRE
SS
•Eustress refers to stress
that leads to a positive
response.

11.
Examples of Eustress
• exercise that matches a person’s ability and fitness
level
• travel that is stressful but ultimately rewarding
• work that is challenging but fulfilling
• major life changes that a person desires, such as
moving house or getting married.

12.
DISTRES
S
•Distress can be described
as an unpleasant
emotion, feeling,
thought, condition, or
behavior.

13.
Examples of Distress
•bullying
•controlling or manipulative behavior
•a relationship ending against a person’s
wishes
•the death of a loved one

14.
IMPACT OF DISTRESS AND EUSTRESS
Impact on DISTRESS EUSTRESS
PERCEPTION
Negative
Threat
Positive
challenge
EMOTIONS Anxiety Excitement
PRODUCTIVIT
Y
Procrastinatio
n
Motivation

15.
Wants to top the class

16.
Break Up

17.
Terror Teacher

18.
Trying to fix friends’ gap

19.
Pet’s Death

20.
Finishing all the required
tasks.

21.
WHAT CAUSES STRESS IN SCHOOL?
• Maintaining a high GWA
• Your fear to a teacher:
• Fear of missing out:
• Lack of sleep:
• Missing family and friends:
• Financial worries:
• Planning for the future:
• Expectations of family and relatives
• Failures

22.
OTHER CAUSES STRESS IN SCHOOL?
• Tuition Fee Anticipation
• Examinations
• Requirements
• Gaps between students
• Being Withdrawn
• Traffic
• Allowance
• Bullying/ continuous discriminations
coming from your classmate
• Recitations
• Notes

23.
GENERAL STRESS SYNDROME
1. ALARM
STAGE
- Fight or the
flight response.

24.
GENERAL STRESS SYNDROME
2. STAGE OF
RESISTANCE
- The acquired
adaptation is lost
if the individual is
subject to still
greater exposure
to stressor.

25.
GENERAL STRESS SYNDROME
3.
EXHAUSTION
STAGE
-the body has
died because it
has used up all
the resources.

26.
• Stop, breathe, and tell yourself “it’s okay”
•Acknowledge what you are feeling is absolutely
okay.
•Find someone who listens and accepting
•Maintain your normal routine as much as possible
•Allow plenty of time for task
•Widen your metacognitive skills
•Take good care of yourself
•Ask for help if something gets worst
•Have a caring and loving friend, and give them

27.
THAT ENDS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING
THE SELF JOURNEY!
THANK YOU CLASS!