INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU

Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia

Kampus Tun Hussein Onn, KM. 7.75, Jalan Kluang,

83009 Batu Pahat, Johor.PROJECT TASK

ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

(GEC1033)

NAME

: YEE WAN NIE

: ANGELINE HONG SHING LYN

: LOKE CHUN CHIE

IDENTITY CARD NUMBER

: 961109-30-5098

: 960402-13-5652

: 960517-04-5585

CLASS / GROUP : PPISMP PENDIDIKAN PEMULIHAN 2

CODE AND NAME OF COURSE : GEC1033 ( ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION )

LECTURERS NAME : MADAM BALKKIS BINTI ABDUL AZIZ

DATE OF SUBMISSION

: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

STRESS AND HEALTH

Good morning to our lecturer Madam Balkis and friends. Today I would to talk about Stress and Health. What is stress? We generally use the word "stress" when we feel that everything seems to have become too much for us and also when we feel that we can't cope with pressure that placed upon us. Everyone experienced stress. A little stress is good for us, but excessive stress may be harmful. When a person is distress, they will probably show some symptoms of stress. There are four type of stress symptoms, such as cognitive symptoms, emotional symptoms, physical symptoms and behavioral symptoms. Example of cognitive symptoms and emotional symptoms are constant worrying and moodiness while example of physical symptoms and behavioral symptoms are frequent colds and isolating yourself from others.

Although just enough stress can be a good thing, stress overload is a different story. In order to release stress, one must find out the causes of stress. Pressures that are last too long, or troubles that are shouldered alone, can cause people to feel stress overload. There are some of the things that can overwhelm the body's ability to cope if they continue for a long time such as

being bullied or exposed to violence or injury. A women who has been beaten by her husband for a long time would probably feel stress. Besides, relationship stress or family conflicts would definitely affect a childs emotion. Crammed schedules, not having enough time to rest and relax will aslo cause a person to feel stress.

There are many ways to manage stress. Spending time with family is one of the ways to manage stress. By spending time with our beloved family members, we can stay relaxed and avoid stress as we will forget our work or problems for a while. Besides, learn to express your feelings. Do not bottle up your feelings. Share your feelings with a friend, a family members or someone whom you trust. Moreover, allow yourself to breaks. Exercise regularly. Sitting around can cause stress to mount and make you feel nervous and upset. Try to spend 3 hours per week to exercise and you will find that your stress level getting lower. I know it's hard when you're stressed out, depressed and don't feel like moving a muscle. The problem is, things will just feel worse if you don't. So, however small it is, make that first move.

Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility, and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.

In a nutshell, people do get stressed up. However, if you feel that you are unable to handle stress, seek help. Avoid self-medication or escape. Alcohol and drugs may seem to offer temporary relief but they only disguise stress or problems. Remember it is you who decides what is better for you. So keep the stresses out and enjoy your life.

REFLECTION

The task assigned to me is to select a topic from question paper and find three articles that are related to the topic. These three articles can be found from different sources such as book, magazine, internet and newspaper. After discussed among my group members, we decided to choose Health as our group topic.

Article that I searched in internet is regarding mental stress, and the reason of choosing it, is because i often get stressed up easily. During this assignment, I learnt ways to manage the stress while reading those articles. At the same times, I realized if we dont manage the stress well, our health will be badly affected.

Below are websites I had read through.

http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-symptoms-effects_of-stress-on-the-body http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management-effects-of-stress.

Following step is to summarize that information into graphic organizers. In order to do it, I need to learn to construct graphic summarization by using Microsoft Work. Since I am not very familiar how to construct graphic with computer, I therefore obtained helps from my friends. At the same times, I managed to abstract the main and supporting information from those articles. It was indeed a big challenge for me to identify the four important main points from a 600 words article after reading through it several times.

Upon completed graphic organizer, I started to write the speech for public presentation. Whenever I could not understand a word, I would search online or refer to dictionary. My writing skill and vocabulary had improved significantly after the exercise, example of what I learnt are overwhelm which means overpower, vulnerable which means weak and so on.

Last but not least, conduct a public presentation base on the speech that I had prepared. At beginning, I faced weakness with lacking of confidence to conduct public presentation in front of the class. In order to overcome it, I practiced repeatedly in front of the mirror to make sure that I remembered every single sentence in my speech. Besides, I regularly check the pronunciation of the words that I am not familiar with.

My strengths in this assignment are that my graphic organizer is clear and straight to the point. My speech is simple to understand, the audience therefore gets my points easily. Moreover, I showed confidence along my presentation when I delivered it in front of the class.

In conclusion, understanding the disadvantages to individuals who get stressed up easily and symptoms about the illness, on the other hand, I gained more knowledge, experiences and skills after doing this assignment. Therefore, I learnt to manage my stress well whenever facing difficulties.

Furthermore, I discovered that teamwork is very important in completing a group assignment. Hence I would like to thank my group members, Angeline Hong and Loke Chun Chie for their cooperation. Also, to thank my lecturer Madam Balkis for her clear explanation and the guidance given to me on my public speaking skill. Bibliography

Managing Stress

http://www.askdrmarge.com/article_06.html Retrieved on 18 August 2014.Mitchell, L. M., & Heit, P. (1987). HEALTH A WELLNESS APPROACH TEXAS SPECIAL EDITION. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Publishing Company, A Bell & Howell Company.

Ramilah, S. (2001). Vegetarians live longer. Sarawak: Tribune Press Sdn Bhd.

Stress Management Health Center http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-symptoms-effects_of-stress-on-the-body Retrieved on 18 August 2014.Stress Symptoms, Signs, & Causes

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm Retrieved on 18 August 2014.

What is stress?

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html# Retrieved on 19 August 2014.

Symptoms of stress

STRESS AND HEALTH

Effects of Stress

Causes of stress

How to manage stress

A TOBACCO-FREE LIFESTYLE

The factors involve in tobacco use.

Benefits of Quitting.

How smoking harms a persons health.

What can be done to avoid passive smoke.

Reason why vegetarians live longer.

Vegetables is healthier than meat.

VEGETARIANS LIVE LONGER

Example of nutrient-rich vegetables.

Benefit of becoming a vegetarian.