Module 10 Taking Charge of One's Health

Six out of ten (6/10)

___ Filipinos

acknowledged the positive and negative

emotions they have experienced a day

before answering the survey.

• Dr. Tan insisted in his interview on

ABS-CBN News that as we keep the

negative emotions only to ourselves, it

will be harmful to our health, and we will

• With the pandemic that we are experiencing right

now, Social Weather Stations conducted a

national mobile phone survey about Filipinos

getting stressed of COVID-19.

• From the one thousand five hundred fifty-five

(1555) participants in July 2020, fifty-one percent

(51%) answered that they experienced great

stress, thirty-five percent (35%) experienced

much stress, and only fourteen percent (14%)

experienced little stress or no stress at all (GMA

PANDEMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH

Stress

___  is a normal part of life.

• We all experience stress in our everyday lives. These are

brought by the changes we experience as we met

different life demands.

• Stress is not always a bad thing. We also experience

eustress (positive stress) just as frequently as we

experience negative (bad) stress.

• However, too much stress could be harmful to our

physical and mental well-being.

valuing ourselves

One way of making sure that we are holistically

healthy is by .

Self esteem

is defined as a person’s belief

about their worth and value. It can be

associated with the term self – respect.

Stress

is the term used to describe the physical,

emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events

that are appraised* as threatening or challenging.

stressors

Stress-causing events are called ___; they can come

from within a person or from an external source and

range from relatively mild to severe.

EXTERNAL STRESSORS

These are

stressors brought

to us by the

environment and

the society to

which we belong.

INTERNAL STRESSORS

These involve our

issues/concerns

and personalities.

EXTERNAL STRESSORS

• Personal issues and work problems

• Relationship difficulties

• Pressures of studies

• Health problems

• Financial crisis

• Unemployment

• Losses, e.g. Bereavement

• Unexpected news

• Daily hassles

INTERNAL STRESSORS

• Thinking styles

• Negativity: “I'm useless, a loser, a failure."

• Suspicion: “Why are they so nice to me?"

• Social skills

• Shy, unassertive

• Aggressive, bossy

• Personality type

PERSONALITY TYPE

1. TYPE A

2. TYPE B

3. TYPE C

Type A

personality, one is seen as hostile,

impatient, multi-tasker, always on the go,

competitive, and overly

TYPE B

are individuals who are more laid

back, introspective, calm, and

easy-going.

TYPE C

personality are calm on the outside, agitated on

the inside, they often suppress and do not express feelings.

1. physical,

2. emotional,

3. cognitive, and

4. behavioral.

Signs and symptoms of stress can

be categorized into? 

Physical Signs and Symptoms

Are what we Experience with our Bodies. Among these are the Following:

• Aches and pains

• Headaches

• Fatigue/Lethargy

• Palpitation

• Stomach upsets

• Dizziness

• Sexual Dysfunction

Emotional signs and symptoms

Are some changes on what we feel like being:

• Anxious/Worry

• Tensed

• Irritable/Jumpy

• Depressed/Moody

• Feeling overwhelmed

• Restlessness

Cognitive signs and symptoms

Are the challenges and difficulties faced by our minds. Among these are:

• Forgetfulness

• Poor concentration

• Mental block

•Difficulty in organizing and making decisions

Behavioral signs and symptoms

Are the ones manifested on our actions. These are the following:

• Sleep problems

• Crying

• Poor appetite

• Falling ill- cold, coughs

• Withdrawal

• Smoking/Drinking excessively

1. Know Oneself / Reflect on yourself.

2. Stay positive.

3. Seek Balance and Flexibility.

4. Have Goals, Dreams, and Passion.

5. Get Supporters.

6. Get a Higher Frame of Reference.

7. Look After Your Body.

8. Use stress coping strategies 

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR 97% STRESS?

Know Oneself / Reflect on yourself.

Discover the things you

like or dislike and what

makes you happy and

unhappy.

Stay positive.

Always choose to see

the beauty in everything

and embrace positivity.

Seek Balance and Flexibility.

Get loose sometimes,

and do not be too

hard on yourself.

Have Goals, Dreams, and Passion.

Keep yourselves

motivated. Focus on

your goals and

aspirations in life.

Get Supporters

Be with people that

fuel your mind, body,

and soul.

Get a Higher Frame of Reference.

Be inspired by other

people’s success and

life victories.

Look After Your Body.

Take good care of

your physical

health.

Use stress coping strategies 

Do the things that you

enjoy the most. Relax

and stay calm.

1. Awareness

2. Analyze

3. Apply.

Our take away on the discussion

about stress can be summarized into

the 3As.

1. awareness

2. analyze

3. apply

Look out for the signs

symptoms of stress

(1. ___), determine the

sources of your stress (2. ___)

and use different strategies to

help you cope better with stress

(3.___).

• Monitor your use of time.

• Clarify your goals.

• Plan your activities using a schedule.

• Protect your prime time.

• Build in some time to relax.

The benefits of time Management:

Time Management Techniques