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Stress Management

"Managing Stress & Building Resilience" follows the stories of Chioma, Isaac, and Liam, who are all struggling with different stressors, in school, at home, and in athletics. Through following the interactive character journeys, students will identify the meaning of stress, its causes and effects, as well as healthy ways to relieve stress.   This lesson answers the following questions:  -What is stress? -What are the causes of stress? -How can I deal with stress?  This lesson is for grades 6-8.  How can I teach my students to manage stress and build resilience? In this lesson on managing stress and building resilience, students will learn about healthy and unhealthy ways to deal with emotions and stress, and how to build resilience in the face of adversity.  How do I talk to my child about stress? If you are a parent and want to talk about strategies to support self-esteem and resilience in teens, this is the right lesson for you!

Managing Stress and Building Resilience

Describe the relationships among physical, mental, and social health factors during adolescence (e.g., the effects of stress on physical and mental performance, effects of nutrition on growth).

23.C.3a

Evaluate the importance of social groups and peer influences and explain how they can affect individual mental health and wellness.

Identify decision-making skills that promote individual, family, and community mental health.

Hypothesize others’ feelings and perspectives in a variety of situations and explain the reasons for one’s conjecture.

2A.3a

Explains what stress is and discovers personal stressors.

ST.E.1

Distinguishes between positive and negative stress and documents personal stressors.

ST.I.1

Documents and analyzes the impact of physical, emotional, social, family, school, and environmental stressors on personal health.

ST.I.2

Identifies, investigates and monitors physical and emotional reactions to personal Mental health.

ST.E.3

Describes, researchers, analyzes and evaluates personal stressful situations and current ways of dealing with them.

ST.E.4

Selects and applies a strategy to manage stress in health-enhancing ways.

ST.I.5

Clarifies expectations of self and others and their relation to personal stress.

ST.I.6

Recognizes personal capabilities and limitations in relation to personal stress.

ST.E.7

Monitors, evaluates and adjusts the personal stress management strategies for wellness and coping with stressful Situations.

ST.I.8

Stress management can reduce feelings of anger.

VP.E.14

Individuals can develop coping skills to work through challenging situations.

1A.Ie

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity, failures, and difficulties.

1B.Ic

Individuals can take action (individually or with support) to positively impact their own mental health.

1A.Id

Individuals can build resilience by working through adversity and they can build it by communicating with.

1B.Id

Individuals experience a full range of emotions and can learn to recognize them and predict their normal course.

1C.Ia

Individuals can develop healthy ways to identify, express and respond to their emotions; this is an important part of self-care and can impact mental health.

1C.Ib

Individuals who are mentally and emotionally healthy use self-care to promote  mental health and overall well-being of others who have been through similar experiences.

1A.Ca

Analyze similarities and differences between one's own and others' perspectives.

Explain how adolescent brain development influences cognitive processing, emotions, and decision making.

Identify and describe how environmental influences such as air, water, or noise can affect an individual's mental health.

Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy self-management strategies for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, and grief.

Apply strategies to manage stress and to motivate oneself to constructively address challenges.

1A.3b

Analyze how thoughts and emotions affect decision making and responsible behavior.

1A.4a

Carry out personal and social responsibilities appropriately.

7.1.M

Promote a positive and respectful school environment.

8.1.M

Encourage societal and environmental conditions that benefit health.

8.2.P

Apply a decision-making process to enhance health.

5.1.M

Analyze internal and external influences on mental, emotional, and social health.

2.1.M

Access accurate sources of information and services about mental, emotional, and social health

3.1.M

Set a goal to reduce life stressors in a health-enhancing way.

6.2.M

Promote a positive and respectful environment at school and in the community

8.2.M

Analyze internal and external factors that influence mental and emotional health.

Describe strategies to minimize negative influences on mental and emotional health.

4.2c

Analyze internal factors that contribute to mental and emotional health.

4.2d

Connect how setting a personal goal contributes to positive mental, emotional, and social wellness.

4.2a

Define a clear, attainable personal goal.

4.2b

Describe the signs, causes, and health effects of stress, loss, and depression.

1.1.M

Discuss how emotions change during adolescence.

1.3.M

Describe the importance of being aware of one’s emotions.

1.4.M

6.1.M

7.2.M

Describe the influence of culture and media on body image.

2.1.N

Analyze the physical, mental, and social benefits of physical activity.

5.4.N

Support increased opportunities for physical activity at school and in the community.

8.2.N

Evaluate how culture, media, and other people influence our perceptions of body image, gender roles, sexuality, attractiveness, relationships, and sexual orientation.7

2.2.G

Describe the benefits of having positive relationships with trusted adults.

1.7.M

Monitor personal stressors and assess techniques for managing them.

5.2.M

Describe situations for which someone would seek help with stress, loss, an unrealistic body image, or depression

5.4.M

Evaluate how culture, media, and other people influence perceptions about body image, gender roles, sexuality, attractiveness, relationships, and sexual orientation.8

2.5.G

Classify personal stressors at home, in school, and with peers.

1.9.M

Evaluate the benefits of professional services for people with mental, emotional, or social health conditions.

3.2.M

Analyze situations when it is important to seek help with stress, loss, an unrealistic body image, and depression.

5.3.M

Participate in clubs, organizations, and activities in the school and in the community that offer opportunities for student and family involvement.

7.5.M

Evaluate the benefits of informed health choices

2.6.P

Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills needed to discuss personal health problems to establish and maintain personal health and wellness.

Demonstrate effective communication strategies to talk to someone such as a parent, trusted adult, or health care provider.

3.4b

Identify ways to counteract negative influences that impact mental and emotional health.

4.1d

Analyze the relationship between thoughts, emotions, feelings and behavior.

4.1b

Explain the purpose of friendship and describe how friends can support one another in making healthy decisions.

2.2b

Identify a variety of verbal and nonverbal communication styles and how to respond effectively.

4.1f

Develop healthy strategies to deal with stressors.

4.2e

Practice strategies such as physical activity, relaxation techniques, journaling, and talking with someone to prevent, manage, and/or reduce stress.

4.2f

Explain the body’s response to disuse and other stressors.

3.5c

Demonstrate ways to take personal responsibility for healthy eating.

Design and implement a plan to improve one’s personal food choices that lead to a healthier diet.

1.3d

Implement effective strategies for dealing with personal and environmental stress.

4.1c

Advocate to improve or maintain positive mental, emotional well-being for self and others.

Recognize factors that lower self-worth (comparisons, perception vs. reality, social media, technology, internalizing negative external messages from media and peers)

MEH 1.1.8 

Recognize factors that increase self-worth (recognizing strengths, growth mindset, confidence, competence)

MEH 1.2.8 

Recognizing stressors, their impact on mind and body, and effective coping strategies

MEH 1.5.8 

Summarize the benefits of talking with parents and other trusted adults about feelings.

MEH 1.9.8 

Describe a variety of appropriate waysto respond to stress when angry or upset.

MEH 1.10.8 

Describe personal stressors at home, in school, and with friends

MEH 1.15.8 

Examine how mental and emotional health can affect health-related behaviors.

MEH 1.2.12 

Examine strategies for mitigating the effects of chronic stress and trauma on mental health and learning

MEH 1.5.12 

Summarize personal stressors at home, in school, and with friends

MEH 1.7.12 

Evaluate effective strategies for dealing with stress. (e.g. avoidance, active problem solving, emotion focused (reframing problem), self-care)

MEH 1.8.12 

Differentiate between positive and negative body image.

MEH 1.12.12 

Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.

HE5.2.b

Examine how one’s surroundings impact personal health and well-being.

HE6.1.c

Describe the interrelationship of emotional, social, and physical health in adolescence.

HE7.1.b

Indicate how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

HE7.2.g

Relate the potential short-term impact of each alternative to health-related issues or problems on self and others.

HE7.5.d

Demonstrate behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and/or others.

HE7.7.c

Summarize the interrelationships of personal health and well-being.

HE8.1.b

Explain how adolescent perceived norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

HE8.2.b

Describe how personal health goals can vary with changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities.

HE8.6.d

Analyze and apply behaviors that eliminate or reduce health risks to self and/or others

HE8.7.c

Describe the relationship between personal health and well-being. E

HEHS.1.b

Demonstrate individual responsibility for improving personal health.

HEHS.7.a

Explain how the brain is affected by movement.

23.D.3a

Identify and participate in activities associated with the components of healthrelated and skill-related fitness.

20.A.3b

Evaluate how social norms and the expectations of authority influence personal decisions and actions.

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