Health II Curriculum Map

Strand 2: Mental and Emotional Health (MEH)

Health II

STANDARD

HII.MEH.1: Apply stress management techniques to a personal stressor and evaluate their effectiveness.

CONCEPTS

SKILLS

●​ Stress management techniques ●​ Stressor ○​ Positive ○​ Negative ○​ Perception ●​ Effectiveness

●​ Apply ●​ Evaluate

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

1. ​ Know the difference between stress and stressors and how perception impacts these concepts 2. ​ Recognize personal stressors 3. ​ Understand the fight or flight response in the body 4. ​ Determine which stress management technique is most effective in reducing stress ​ ​ KEY TERMS ●​ Stressor ●​ Stress

●​ Fight or flight response ○​ Adrenaline ○​ Epinephrine ○​ Etc.

○​ Eustress ○​ Distress

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER AND WORKBOOK ACTIVITY CONNECTION

Lesson 3.1: Understanding Stress and Other Adverse Events ●​ Textbook 140-151 ●​ Student Activities ○​ Reading Guide

○​ Acute versus Chronic Stress ○​ Most Stressful Cities in the US ○​ Mental Effects of Stress ○​ Identifying the Health Effects of Stress ○​ Stress Journal ○​ Your Stress Budget

Lesson 3.2 Coping Strategies for Stress and Other Events ●​ Textbook 151-161 ●​ Student Activities ○​ Reading Guide ○​ How Would You Handle It? ○​ Stress Management