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Stress Spectrum Lesson Plan

Students will distinguish between positive (eustress) and negative (distress) stress, chart their personal stress profiles along a continuum, and identify healthy coping strategies to manage stress.

Understanding stress as both motivating and harmful helps students build self-awareness, recognize triggers, and develop lifelong mental health skills during Mental Health Awareness Month.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up Survey

5 minutes

Step 2

Define Stress Types

7 minutes

Step 3

Explore the Stress Spectrum

10 minutes

Step 4

Spectrum Sorting Challenge

15 minutes

Step 5

Peer Stress Stories

10 minutes

Step 6

Reflection & Closure

3 minutes

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The Stress Spectrum

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What Is Stress?

Eustress (Positive Stress)

Distress (Negative Stress)

The Stress Continuum

Placing Common Stressors

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The Stress Spectrum

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