III. Learning Procedures
A. Preliminary Activities
- Cleanliness and Orderliness
- Prayer
- Greetings
- Attendance
- Review
 What did we discuss last meeting?
 What are the factors affecting the mental health?
 Enumerate the five environmental factors?
 Which of the environmental factors can have a long-term and short-term effect?
LESSON PROPER
a. ACTIVITY: KNOW ME!
● The class will be grouped into 4 which is by row.
● The teacher will ask the students to paste on the board a
can cause stress and
(smile) if it is not.
Choosing a gift for a friend
Arguing with a classmate
Vacation
Losing your money
Getting a failing mark
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(sad) reaction if the situation
Each group will have to choose their representatives every situation.
Situations will be presented and dictated twice before they will paste their reactions on the
board.
I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, at least 90% of the students will be able to:
a. Discuss eustress and distress;
b. Write distress and eustress situations that they have experienced; and
c. Value the importance of identifying situations that can cause stress.
b. ANALYSIS:
 The teacher will ask some questions after the activity.
1. What is the activity all about?
2. What have you observed on the situations?
3. Which of those situations you think causes stress to a person?
4. What do you think is our topic for today?
c. ABSTRACTION
 The teacher will discuss the Eustress and Distress.
 For you, what is stress?
Response or reaction of our brain to certain situation which causes mental tension.
 Is stress bad for you?
Stress is not always a bad thing because something that is stressful for you may not be
stressful to others which is categorized as having a positive and negative one.
 Where do you think is the positive and negative effect belongs?
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Distress (negatively affects you) Eustress (positively affects you)
What do we mean by stressor?
things or situations that triggers us it can either be a threat or challenge
Unpleasant – Discomfort, unhappy to certain things
What do you feel after finishing your homework or projects?
Positive – relief, achieved goals, happy, motivated, focused
Depletes energy (consumes energy, feel tired)
Energized (feel motivated, increase focus and concentration)
Why does the performance decreases if you are distressed?
Feeling tired, exhausted
How will you cope up with stress?
Exercise, do recreational activities, artworks
How does having a vacation affects our mental health?
Relax, relief, increase focus, able to reflect
Who can differentiate the eustress and distress?
Why is it important to identify situations that can cause stress?
You can take steps to reduce or avoid them.
It's important to recognize what situations cause stress so that we can take healthy
action to address them.
Know what strategies to apply, how we are going to cope up
d. APPLICATION
 The activity will be done individually.
 The teacher will ask the students to write 2-3 distress and eustress situations that they
have experienced in a ½ crosswise paper.
 They will be given 10 minutes to finish the activity.
 Afterwards, random students will be asked to share their experiences to the class.
IV. EVALUATION:
Let Us Assess
Direction: Multiple choice
In a ¼ sheet of paper, write the letter of your answer.
1. A positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional
well-being.
A. Distress
C. Eustress
B. Stressor
D. None of the choices
2. Eustress and distress best described as ____.
A. Eustress and Distress has a positive and healthy response to the body
B. Eustress and Distress has a negative response to the body
C. Eustress has a negative response and Distress has a positive response to the body
D. Eustress has a positive response and Distress has a negative response to the body
3. The following are characteristics of distress Except One.
A. Generally feels unpleasant
C. Often depletes energy
B. Can improve performance
D. Short term or long term
4. The following are characteristics of eustress Except One.
A. Positive
C. Perceived outside coping mechanism
B. Can improve performance
D. Generally short term
5. Which of the following situation manifest a positive form of stress?
A. The death of a family member
C. Hospitalization (oneself or a family member)
B. Losing contact with love ones
D. Having a good grade
For items 6-10. Identify the following situations and sign. Write E if the situation or sign is for eustress,
D if the sign or situation is for distress.
______6. Having low energy
______7. Celebrating Birthday
______8. Being abused or neglected
______9. Feeling helpless or hopeless
______10. Taking a vacation
V. ASSIGNMENT:
Instruction: Explain the excerpt in your own opinion with 3-5 sentences.
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it” - Hans Selye
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ANSWER KEY
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Activity
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Evaluation
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. E
8. D
9. D
10. E