Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
Quirino Highway cor. P. Dela Cruz St. San Bartolome Novaliches, Quezon City
Tel.No. 419-82-09 email: [email protected]
Mental Health of Junior and
Senior High School Students of
Colegio De San Bartolome De
Novaliches During Pandemic
Researchers:
Leader: Panganiban, Blessy Margaux Red
Bernardino, Ian Joyce
Lozano, Meljon
Maliwat, Francis Angelo
Tabora, Krizza Gabrielle
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Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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Tel.No. 419-82-09 email:
[email protected] CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
I. Background of the Study
The topic the researchers have chosen/ decided to research
about on is the Mental Health of students in time of a pandemic;
mental health has been one of the top issues that adolescents are
facing, the researchers wanted to study about a topic that they
have basic knowledge on, a topic that the researchers can relate to.
Mental health is defined by the inclusions of our
emotional, psychological and social well-being. Mental
health affects how we think how we act and how we react to things.
There are a lot of things that affects our mental health including
crowded places, what others say about us and being alone, this
pandemic took away most of our social life because we are
prohibited from going outside to meet with our friends or go out
to have fun, being alone gives us time to think about things and we
may tend to overthink which will affect our mental health.
(Psychiatry Res. 2020) This phenomenon brought anxiety and
fear to all of us around the world; short and long term
psychological and mental health implications were brought to
children and adolescents due to Covid-19 outbreak. There are
many factors that affects mental health with the inclusions of;
educational status and pre-existing mental health. (2020,
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most countries, WHO survey according to the new survey of
WHO results shows the devastating impacts of the Covid-19
lockdown to the mental health services and needs an increased
amount in their fund. Fear, isolation and loss of income due to
losing of jobs because of shutting down of companies are
triggering mental health complications during this lockdown;
putting more stress and pressure to ourselves because of
problems. “Good mental health is absolutely fundamental to
overall health and well-being,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health
Organization.
(2020, October) Coronavirus: How lockdown has
affected mental health, a 19-year old student developed an
eating disorder due to lockdown; he says he looks back on himself
from March (of 2020) and sees a different person; his disorder
started when he received his reports back from his college; he did
not realize until his friends spoke to him and told him that his
actions are very harmful and shows eating disorder that’s when he
went to reach out for help.
According to our survey, out of 27 respondents, 18 of them have
been feeling / having problems with their daily life due to
SCIENCE 10 – IP –AMETHYST – GROUP #2
Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
Quirino Highway cor. P. Dela Cruz St. San Bartolome Novaliches, Quezon City
Tel.No. 419-82-09 email:
[email protected]emotional problems (stress, depression, anxiety) which means
that because we are still in quarantine their daily life have been
affected by their emotional struggles, out of 27, 23 said that this
quarantine gave them more stress, anxiety and pressure which
means only 4 of them said that quarantine did NOT give them
stress and other emotional struggles which concludes that a large
number of high school students are feeling burdened because of
this quarantine, 18 of the 27 respondents said that they haven’t
been sleeping well due to quarantine, 24 out of 27 said that this
pandemic gave them more stress, in conclusion high school
students felt more stress due to this pandemic and that is most
probably the reason why they have not been sleeping well,
overthinking at night; thinking about the outcome of this
pandemic and what it brought us during the past 6 months.
II. Statement of the problem
The researchers are trying to find evidences that will prove that
this Pandemic gave stress, anxiety and other mental and
emotional struggles to high-school students;
During the past weeks/months, have you had an problems
with your daily life due to any emotional problems, such as
feeling depressed, sad or anxious?
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[email protected] Do you think this quarantine gave you more stress, anxiety
or pressure?
Have you been sleeping well during quarantine?
Are you stressed because of this pandemic?
How often has your mental health affected your
relationships?
III. Hypothesis
This study about how the pandemic has greatly affected the mental
health of the Junior high school and Senior high school students of
Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches sets forth the following
null hypothesis: The pandemic has caused panic, stress, and
anxiety for the Junior and Senior high school students alongside
with their families.
IV. Objectives
- The researches will find out if our hypothesis is true; This
pandemic caused nothing but emotional struggles to students.
- Name the factors that proves or affects the emotional or mental
health of students which are being one of their top struggles.
- Justify whether there are benefits of this pandemic or not; pros
and cons of quarantine.
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[email protected]- To prove that not only adults can be stressed due to what is
happening around us but also young adults.
V. Significance of the study
Son, C., Hegde, S., Smith, A., Wang, X., & Sasangohar, F.
(2020). Effects of COVID-19 on College Students' Mental Health
in the United States: Interview Survey Study. Journal of medical
Internet research, 22(9), e21279. https://doi.org/10.2196/21279 ,
Student mental health in higher education has been an increasing
concern. The COVID-19 pandemic situation has brought this
vulnerable population into renewed focus our study aims to
conduct a timely assessment of the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on the mental health of students. Mental health issues
are the leading impediment to academic success. Mental illness
can affect students’ motivation, concentration, and social
interactions—crucial factors for students to succeed in higher
education. But in our opinion, The significance of our topic is we
will know how students mental health affect by this pandemic, as a
student we are honestly experiencing mental health behaviour that
leads me to anxiety, stress and hard to sleep at night because of
overthinking things about the things for school because honestly
it’s so hard to learn online, it’s hard to adjust using online apps to
do our homework’s and project so this we will know how many
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Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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Tel.No. 419-82-09 email:
[email protected]students struggles to their mental health and also if we have a
chance to give this to officials they will help us to lessen the
students to struggles to their mental health.
The significance of this research is that the readers will have better
perspective on students’ mental health; students are often looked
down on because of the things that they lack on including grades,
diet and appearance.
VI. Scope Limitations and
Coronavirus Impacts on Students and Online Learning
College students continue to grapple with the educational
fallout of the pandemic.
More and more students report feeling stressed and
anxious due to the coronavirus.
COVID-19 has deepened the digital divide for students and
forced some into homelessness.
As students on and off campus navigate the fall term,
colleges unveil their spring 2021 plan.
Colleges and students were not prepared for prolonged
campus closures. Both face a variety of challenges going
forward.
Students Anxious About Internet Access and Housing
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[email protected] For students figuring out where to go and how to get there,
campus closures were like an eviction notice. The forced migration
from in-person to online learning has also deepened the digital
divide. The digital divide describes the gap between those who
have access to the internet and technology at home, and those who
do not.
While over 88% of Americans are internet users, the share
of Americans with computers hovers around 74%,
according to Statistic. Smartphones can get you online, but
they aren't machine enough to allow you to join video
conferences, take online quizzes, and write essay.
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred the adoption of
distance learning at all education levels. In addition to
thousands of colleges and universities, hundreds of
thousands of K-12 institutions closed nationwide. Now,
schools are rushing to fill gaps in their online learning
infrastructures.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing more than 1.6 billion
children and youth to be out of school in 161 countries. This
is close to 80% of the world’s enrolled students. We were
already experiencing a global leaning crisis, as many
students were in school, but were not learning the
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“Learning Poverty” indicator the % of children who cannot
read and understand at age 10 stood at 53% of children in
low and middle income countries before the outbreak
started. This pandemic has the potential to worsen these
outcomes even more if we do not act fast.
VII. Definition of Terms
Anxiety
- Anxiety is your body's natural response to stress. It's a
feeling of fear or apprehension about what's to come. The
first day of school, going to a job interview, or giving a
speech may cause most people to feel fearful and nervous.
- Can be caused by a big event or a build-up of smaller
stressful life situations may trigger excessive anxiety — for
example, a death in the family, work stress or on-going
worry about finances. Personality. People with certain
personality types are more prone to anxiety disorders than
others are. Other mental health disorders.
Depression
- Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent
feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major
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you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of
emotional and physical problems
Devastating
- highly destructive or damaging.
Disorder
- a state of confusion.
- A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or
psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that
causes significant distress or impairment of personal
functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and
remitting, or occur as a single episode.
Mental Health
- Mental health includes our emotional, psychological,
and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and
act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate
to others, and make choices. Mental health is important
at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence
through adulthood.
- There are different types of Mental Illness:
1. Anxiety Disorders
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3. Eating Disorders
4. Personality Disorders
5. Post-traumatic Disorders
6. Psychotic Disorders
Outbreak
- An outbreak is a sudden rise in the number of cases of a
disease. An outbreak may occur in a community or
geographical area, or may affect several countries. It
may last for a few days or weeks, or even for several
years. Some outbreaks are expected each year, such as
influenza.
Pandemic
- A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that's spread over
multiple countries or continents. ENDEMIC is
something that belongs to a particular people or
country. AN OUTBREAK is a greater-than-anticipated
increase in the number of endemic cases. By this
definition, pandemics can be said to occur annually in
each of the temperate southern and northern
hemispheres, given that seasonal epidemics cross
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people. However, seasonal epidemics are not
considered pandemics.
Prohibited
- Has been forbidden or banned
Psychological
- pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the
subject matter of psychology. of, pertaining to, dealing
with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of
awareness, feeling, or motivation
Quarantine
- A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people
and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of
disease or pests. It is often used in connection to
disease and illness, preventing the movement of those
who may have been exposed to a communicable
disease, but do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis.
Stress
- Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It
can come from any event or thought that makes you feel
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reaction to a challenge or demand. In short bursts,
stress can be positive, such as when it helps you avoid
danger or meet a deadline
Struggles
- to proceed with difficulty or with great effort struggled
through the high grass struggling to make a living.
struggle
Well-Being
- Well-being is the experience of health, happiness, and
prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high
life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose, and
ability to manage stress. More generally, well-being is
just feeling well.
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LITERATURE
”Students are staying at home because of lockdown due
to Covid-19. Why are students feeling stressed,
depressed and pressured?”
Pearl Maria D’Souza, Lockdown stress among students will be new
worry, say experts (June 15, 2020), Students are facing different kinds of
stress during this Covid-19 lockdown; according to psychologist there will
be an increase in the mental illness of students after this pandemic
lockdown; during this lockdown. “A student of Class 12 was worried about
what the future held -- when colleges would open and if he would make the
cut,” a student said, as you can see a student was worried about the future
that is coming to him; he is worried that he might not make it when
colleges would start. Different organisations are planning out different
programs that will help students cope with stress.
We should always be observant to the people around us, the ones
who are close to us, we should always check on them and make
sure they are okay.
Having mental illness is real; it is not made up and there are
people suffering from it even though they may seem okay, they
may seem they don’t have anything wrong with them, mental
illness is something that takes many people’s lives.
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Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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[email protected] Mental health awareness is important.
1. School is one of the many reasons why a student’s mental illness gets
worse.
- Teachers should be more considerate to the well-being of their students;
physically & mentally; they should be more accepting towards excuses of
students that they are not feeling okay mentally; mental illness should be
considered as an excuse for not being able to go to school.
2. Mental illness is common in students in universities; college students.
- There are medical services in colleges that helps aid physical health
struggles, there should also be medical aids for mental illness, if not
possible maybe a movement for mental health awareness; it may not be
much but it may help students in some ways.
3. Losing concentration, motivation, optimism, energy, dependability and
mental ability.
- Mental health affects every aspect of ones’ well-being; students should be
given seminars to attend to that will help them cope with their mental
illness; schools should teach us life and not maths that we are not going to
need in the near future; students feel burdened because of the things that
they have to learn and they feel pressure because of the future that is
coming and every one aims for a successful future.
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Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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[email protected]4. During the pandemic students are overloaded with works.
- Overworking can be one of the reasons for anxiety and depression; stress
building up may lead to depression. At times like this we should be helping
each other including those around us that is why we should be mindful of
the things we do, teachers should also be considerate; students should
cooperate.
“People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important.
I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it,
which doesn’t help. One needs support and understanding. I am now
working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression
and help people.” – Deepika Padukone (August 2, 2017)
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