2. KINDS OF STRESS
• Positive stress • Negative stress
• This kind of stress allows you • This is the kind of stress that
to expand your thoughts on results in you feeling
how to improve yourself. For demotivated, weak and
example, when studying, helpless. These are usually
and one is not clear on a instances that result from
certain topic, we begin to personal issues that we
stress. This usually results in us assume are out of our
finding someone else to control, for example,
assist in understanding, or divorce, abuse, etc. Instead
using a different method of of attempting to work
interpreting the information. through the situation, we will
Either way, it allows you to rather became a part of the
broaden your ideas and use problem by being negative
resources that will help you
succeed,
3. HOW TO TURN NEGATIVE STRESS INTO POSITIVE STRESS
WATCH AND LEARN
4. STEPS IN DEALING WITH STRESS..
• YOU
• WATCH
• IDENTIFY
• WEIGH THE OPTIONS
• CHECK AND RE-CHECK
5. WATCH AND LEARN
• Nobody knows yourself better than you do.. So make
decisions that would benefit you.
• Watch how other people react to stress, in a classroom,
during tests, and even at home. This will then allow you
to identify what the signs of stress are.
• Once you have identified the signs of stress, try and
determine what type of stress it is, and whether you are
able to deal with the situation.
• You now have to make the decision as to whether this
situation is your control or not, and whether you are
willing to take it on hands-on.
• Lastly, once you have decided what to do, and how
you will deal with the problem, make sure that it is what
will benefit you most in a positive way.
6. EXERCISE: FILL IN YES OR NO
IN COLUMN B
Column A Column B
• I am a very supportive
person.
• I always seek help when
needed.
• I find myself depressed when I
do not do well in something.
• I boast about what I have
achieved.
• I always go the extra mile,
when doing something asked
of me.
• I know how to react when I
begin to stress.
7. THE ANSWERS TO YOUR
QUIZ WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
IN CLASS TOMORROW…
REMEMBER TO WATCH AND LEARN..