Coping with Stress in Middle

and Late Adolescence

(Part 2)
January 27, 2017
Defining Stress

Defined as the reaction of mind and

body to a stimulus that disturbs the well-
being, state of calm, or equilibrium of a
person.
Points of View About Stress
Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

Stress as a Stimulus
Caused by situations that may be life
threatening or life changing

Separation
Moving into a new home
Having a new job
Points of View About Stress
Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

Stress as a Response
The way the body reacts to challenging
situations
Involves the interactions between the
hormones, glands, and nervous system
Production of cortisol
Release of norepinephrine (increased heart rate,
higher blood pressure and respiration)
Points of View About Stress
Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

Stress as a Response
Prolonged chronic situations that involve both
cortisol and epinephrine will eventually affect
the body to wear down fast
Prolonged chronic stress cause fatigue, aging,
illness, low-immune system
Points of View About Stress
Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

Stress as a Relational
A person experiencing stress takes a step back
to look at the situation that is causing the stress
and assesses it.
Positive and negative relevance
Flight delay
Positive: There is a purpose why things happen.
Negative: Blaming the airline and look into lost opportunities
Healthy Stress

Stress that can benefit a person

Short and sporadic stress can propel to a necessary
action
Speaking in front of an audience
Stage performance
Competing in sports
Bad stress can be transformed into good stress
Coping with Stress
Problem-focused and Emotional-focused Remedies

1. Conduct creative imagery of the problem

2. Seek group or social support
3. Get into relaxation activities
4. Create a situation where you can feel more relaxed
5. Learn to manage your time
6. Eat properly and regularly
7. Seek spiritual growth
8. Have a worthwhile hobby
9. Watch movie with friends
10.Have a nice quiet walk with family member after eating
11.Believe in yourself
Activity:

STRESS SURVIVAL KIT

1. Choose 3 objects or symbols that make you feel relaxed to include in your
kit.
2. You can make the symbols.
3. You can use words or pictures.
4. You can bring an object from home.
5. Think about how the symbol helps you when you are dealing with stress and
stressful situations.
6. Write a paragraph for each symbol or object in your kit and how it helps you
cope with stress in your everyday life.

Sharing a part of your kit with peers.

Activity: PROJECT TO-DO-LIST
Sample Project To-Do
List
Project Overview:
Psychology Term Paper
Project Overview:
Step 1: Find a Topic
Tasks:
Talk to the professor
Check my textbook
Peruse the available
books and journals at the
library
Step 2: Locate Research Materials
Tasks:
Use library databases to locate
articles
Check online databases
Get articles (download, copy, order
from interlibrary loan)
Step 3: Research Paper
Tasks:
Read articles, taking notes as I go
Determine if I need references
Piece together an outline of my
paper based on my notes
Activity: PROJECT TO-DO-LIST
Now you do it!
Project To-Do List
Project Overview:
Step 1: _____________________________
Tasks:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Step 2:
Tasks:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Step 3:
Tasks:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Assignment

Project-To-Do
With your group mates, plan your Grade 11 year-end fun day following
the Project-To-Do Template.
Write this plan down.
Then write a reflection on how your experience of planning changed with
the use of the planning tool.
What did you notice about your groups work?
Was there a lot of stress in planning?
How did your group reduce their stress level?
How can you apply this planning method to other real-life projects?