Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...

Positive Mental Health and Stress
Public Profile
Unit #3 Activity #3
Teaching Learning Strategy #2 and #3
Teacher Resource (Background Information)
Case Studies Answer Sheet (Adaptive Coping Strategies)
Catholic Profile
Unit #5 Activity #4
Teaching Learning Strategy #8
Emphasize that you can never completely avoid stress but you can learn to cope with
it. You will be better able to cope with stress if you practice the following strategies:
Physical
a) maintain your health Ð exercise your body, eat a nourishing diet and get enough
sleep
b) learn to relax Ð learn a relaxation exercise to release muscular tension, take up a
hobby and have a warm bath, listen to calming music
Mental
a) think positive thoughts Ð think of your strengths, think about things youÕve done
well
b) organize your time Ð sort out your tasks from most to least important; do small
parts of a tough job, reward yourself, then continue to work
c) value yourself Ð donÕt blame yourself needlessly when things donÕt go well,
figure out what you can learn from your mistakes
d) plan and think ahead Ð think about stressful situations and make plans to deal with
them, make alternative plans in case what you are hoping for doesnÕt happen
e) express your feelings Ð laugh when you feel good and hug your family and
friends, let yourself cry when you are feeling sad and reach out to comfort others
Social
a) communicate with people Ð say something nice to someone, discuss your
problems with someone you trust
b) seek new activities Ð pursue new hobbies, plan something fun and exciting, spend
time with someone who is calm and reassuring
Many of these coping mechanisms fall into what we call Healthy Active Living. If
you are following a healthy active lifestyle you may notice you are better able to cope
with stress.
The teacher will assess the handout for completion (learning skills evidence).
Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30), Module #2 Positive Mental Health and Stress
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