Teenage Stress
This is the "good" kind of stress that motivates you to finish a project or perform well in a game.
What is Eustress?
This is the ability to recognize and regulate your own feelings while also understanding the feelings of others.
What is Emotional Intelligence (or EQ/EI)?
A 2023 study showed that this daily habit reduced stress levels in 75% of participants and improved their immune systems.
What is Journaling?
According to the "High Five," you should "Access Your Allies." Name two groups of people that make up this professional support network.
Who are family, teachers, peers, or community members?
This psychological concept is defined as the "Location of Power" in your life.
What is Locus of Control?
While eustress helps you, this "D-word" occurs when stress becomes overwhelming and starts to lower your GPA.
What is Distress?
This component of EQ involves staying calm under pressure and responding to situations in a measured way rather than reacting impulsively.
What is Self-Regulation?
When you are learning a new skill, your brain strengthens these "messengers" to help you recall information and solve problems faster.
What are Neurons (or Neural Pathways)?
If your dream job requires $50k in tuition you don't have, you should use this strategy to find a "Plan B" like an apprenticeship or small business.
What is an Innovative Pivot (or the "What If" strategy)?
This term refers to the belief in yourself and your own ability to reach goals and overcome tough challenges.
What is Self-Efficacy?
According to your slides, this specific type of pressure was the #1 stressor for 27% of teenagers.
What is School (or Academic) Pressure?
This component of EQ involves "Self-Regulation," which specifically helps you stay "this" in your future career even when things go wrong.
What is Professional?
Why does "Expressive Journaling" improve physical health, such as lowering blood pressure, rather than just helping with "moods"?
Because it helps the brain process and regulate emotions, which reduces the chemical stress response in the body.
Explain the "High Five" principle "Keep on Learning." Why is it more important today than it was 50 years ago?
Because of increased automation and mechanization, most job sectors are constantly changing and require new soft skills.
Explain the "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" of a student with an External Locus of Control who believes their teacher is "unfair."
They believe they will fail regardless of effort, so they don't study; when they actually fail, it "proves" their belief that the teacher was the problem.
These are three physical "red flags" (like sleep or weight changes) that signal you need professional help rather than just "powering through."
What are deteriorating school performance, inability to sleep/excessive sleep, and weight changes? (Also: feeling tired all the time or mood swings).
"Self-Awareness" is the first step of EQ. How can being self-aware of your challenges (like struggling with organization) help you pick a better career path?
It allows you to choose a workplace environment that provides the structure and support you need to succeed.
This part of the brain grows stronger when we practice a Growth Mindset, helping us manage the "fight or flight" stress signals sent by the amygdala.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
According to the "High Five," you should "Access Your Allies." Name two groups of people that make up this professional support network.
Who are family, teachers, peers, or community members?
When facing a setback, someone with an Internal Locus of Control views the situation as a chance to build this—the ability to recover quickly from difficulties.
What is Resilience?
This term describes the body’s way of rising to a challenge with focus, strength, and heightened alertness.
What is Stress?
Explain why a high IQ might not be enough for career success if a person has very low "Social Skills."
Because technical skills (IQ) get you the job, but soft skills (EQ/Social Skills) are what allow you to handle conflict, work in teams, and stay professional.
Journaling is considered a tool for "Self-Compassion" because it allows you to do this during difficult personal challenges.
What is navigate them through self-reflection and problem-solving?
Why is it considered better to "Focus on the Journey" than to only focus on the final job title (the destination)?
Because you pick up valuable transferable skills along the way that prepare you for a constantly changing job market
Studies show that moving toward an Internal Locus of Control can help reduce these two specific mental health struggles.
What are Anxiety and Depression?