Direction: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the following questions
A teenager has been experiencing a lot in high school. Recently, his mother left the
country to work abroad. This has brought him extreme sadness. To keep himself busy, the
teenager learned to read a lot of books. And as he promised to his mother
, he will do good in
his studies so that his mother's hard work and sacrifice will be worthy. In the last quarterly
exam, the teenage scored the highest in Mathematics and Araling Panlipunan. This made
him and his mother very happy.
1. The paragraph described the teenager's thoughts and feelings towards different
situations. What do you call the dimension of health that deals with a person's
thoughts and feelings and how they affect everyday living?
2. The story talked about the teenager's experiences in both being happy and sad to
some situations. The teenager's response to these sad and happy situations is called
stress. What are its two kinds?
3. The paragraph mentioned that the teenager's sadness was due to his mother going
abroad to work. Any situation that may cause stress to a person is a stressor. What
are the other examples of stressors? Give at least three.
4. In order for the teenager to move on from his sadness, he learned to read books.
That is an example of way to cope with stress. What are the other examples of ways
on how to deal with stress? Give at least three.
5. People who find it difficult to cope with stress may be experiencing health problems
or disorders. What are examples of these? Give at least three.​