Personal development module 5 Coping with Stress

Personal development Module 5

1. Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence

2. Distress Stress that becomes overwhelming and leads to a sense of helplessness and exhaustion. Eustress Stress that can challenge and motivate a person to find creative solutions to concerns

3. Cognitive Symptoms of Stress: having memory problems being unable to concentrate having poor judgment seeing only the negative being anxious and worrying constantly

4. Emotional Symptoms: moodiness irritability or short temper agitation or restlessness (feeling of being overwhelmed) sense of loneliness depression or unhappiness

5. Physical Symptoms: Body aches D iarrhea or constipation nausea and dizziness chest pain rapid heartbeat frequent colds

6. Behavioral Symptoms: Eating more or less Sleeping too much or too little Isolating yourself from others Procrastinating Neglecting responsibilities Drinking alcoholic beverages, smoking cigarettes, taking illegal drugs or playing computer several hours Having nervous habits such as nail biting and pacing restlessly

7. Effective adjustment to cope with stress: Study Skills Time Management Problem-solving skills Support Group

8. Tips to Improve Time M anagement: Monitor your Time Plan your activities using a schedule, and protect it as much as you protect your goals. Increase your efficiency so that you finish your tasks in less time. Tackle one task at a time that you do not get overwhelmed. Group similar tasks together Make use of your down time

9. Indicators that you have successfully handled Stress: Emotional stability Being tactful Doing well in school Learning to say NO