CHAPTER 1

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

First of all mental health is a clear distinction often made between mind and body. But mental health
and physical health should not be thought as separate.Thereare various ways is which poor mental
health has been shown to be detrimental to physical health and vice versa.Mental health includes our
emotional, psychological and social well being.It affects how we think,feel and act.It determine how we
handle stress,relate to others,and conduct it to everyone who experienced it.

Mental health, although not a new concern,has become increasingly acceptable to discuss in recent
years.A growing body of research about grade 11 or college’s student mental health concerns underlines
the need for educators to consider,How mental health might affect students and what courses of action
are available.Third is imperative given how mental illness may hinder student success.Even though
mental health supports on many schools and compuses,research shows that these are often insufficient
to meet the demands of the students population.No research exist on the connection between students
in development education and mental health:This is problematic given the rising numbers of grade 11
and college’s students reporting mental health concerns,something that may hinder the success of
students placed into development al education.Nonetheless there exist links between learning and
mental health that should be explored in detail to better understands how instruction can benefit
students with mental illness

As when the crisis come to our society it really affected our mental health. One of the many that were
affected by this pandemic is Senior High School Students who were compelled to stay at home and
complete their education entirely through online or modular means. According to a recent studies ,
home quarantine has been affecting the physical emotional or psychological health of the students.
During pandemic they mostly suffered from stress , depression , sadness , fear , as well as emotional
disturbances. As adolescents are still mature , they lack the psychological and social skills to cope with
overwhelming situations.

This is where students who try to commit suicide are admintted because they can no longer cope with
their problems and lead them to this mental illness we called depression that the government is
focusing on today.There are students who try to share their problems with others in order to somehow
reduce it.But instead of reducing it has increased even more because of side comments that they leave.
There are students who think that the cause of their mental health is their own family ,because their
family does not believe them or thinks that they are just acting.Thats why there are students who prefer
to keep quiet because of they are exprerienced that no one listens,because of their silence they
accumulate problems that cause depression and lead to suicide attempts.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Many students experiences stress , frustation , anxiety and most commonly depression , but sometimes
those thoughts gain an intense momentum that brings students to a place where they may feel seriously
consider ending their lives. There are some students caught attempting suicide by slashing their wrist ,
taking over doze of drugs and others. According to Senator Hontiveros , one out of five young adult
Filipinos are suffering from mental or psychiatric disorder. An average of 88 reported causes of mental
illness per 100 000 Filipinos. From 2012 to 2022, a number of suicide causes in the country has steadily
risen over a period of 11 years

On the other hand , National Statistics Office NSO emphasized that mental illness is the third most
common morbidity for Filipinos. It was also stated by the NSO that the third most common forms of
morbidity for Filipinos is mental health illness. It showed that in every 100 000 Filipinos, there are 88
cases of mental health problems. 1.4 million people with identified disabilities showed that mental
disability accounts for 24 percent of disabilities according to a 2010 National Consensus.

Mental health problems among senior high school students are a problem that will strike students in the
first place. Among the effects of mental stress is depression, declining academic achievement and many
other negative effects that may impede the continuation of the learning process. Therefore the level of
mental health awareness needs to be taken into account so that students are not disturbed to continue
learning. The results of the result of the 2017 National Health and Morality Review (NHMS) statistics
shows that the state of mental health among adolescents is alarming. This can harm the student and
adversely affect the students performance and future.

Because there are too many indicators involved in mental health problems, this study focuses on the
detection rate of two common problems in senior high school students: problems including anxiety ,
depression, school work problems , suicidal ideation and suicide plan. This study also investigated the
regulatory effects of relevant factors of measurement tools on the detection rate of mental health
problems. Giving attention to the present condition of the students who are suffering from depression,
it is believe d that having a doctor consultant is an immense help to the school to alleviate from the
agony of hopelessness and could prevent suicide among the students with mental problems or which is
high among people with depression.
SIGNIFICANACE OF THE STUDY

There is a clear connection between mental health and academic performance. Helping students make
the most of their education is everyone’s goal. Students struggling with depression or other mental
illnesses have a harder time feeling motivated, learning, concentrating, taking tests, etc. But with timely
and proper treatment, mental health challenges can be addressed and students can reach their
academic potential. This study shows that good mental health is associated with better learning, student
productivity, and better student prosocial behavior and healthy interaction. The outcomes of the
present study will be beneficial and valuable to the following:

Students : This study may help them understand their classmates suffering mental health problems.
Students will have also some idea how to help their classmates and they will know the sign of the
mental health problems. The result of this study will provide necessary pieces of information of the
mental health of students which could be a great help to the respondents in understanding themselves.
It can also help them to be more aware about mental and psychological health through the help of the
recommendation of the researchers.

Teachers : This research would be beneficial to teachers and administrators because they will be able to
understand the changes of the behavior, perception in life and academic performances of the students
that were engaged to stress and depression. This study will help teachers to easily identify this kind of
problem of students, it will provide signals and the teachers will have a better understanding of the
students learning needs and broadened their professional experiences.

Parents : The result of this study will be beneficial to the parents. Having children who have the same
age bracket as the respondents. The respondents will help them in dealing with the problems with their
children’s mental health issues which is not easy to know. They will help understand the situation of
mental disorders such as depression and the importance of proper instruction and love. This will help
parents understand the mental health condition of their children.

To the future Researchers : This study may serve as a reference tool for the future researchers to gain
more knowledge that may related to this study. This allows you to get more information and right thing
if you know someone who is suffering from this kind of problem. This will be beneficial to future
researchers to draw pertinent results to their studies. This will also help them to have an advance
knowledge about mental health. This will give them a bit of information.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study aims to investigate the root causes of mental health problems and how Senior High School
Students can deal with.And also how students can overcome and protect themselves from serious
incidents in other words suicide attempt.This study will use descriptive design studies to observe
students mental health with naturalistic observation.This study will be limited to the senior high school
students of Gateways Institute of Science and Technology,school year 2023-2024.Therefore students
from other schools or students from the past academic years are not included in this research.

This study will use survey and questionnaires intended to determine the mental health issue of Senior
High School Students.The respondents of the study will be grade 11 students. The researchers will
gather data from forty students out of sixty total population.While doing this research,some
respondents may have us fake or non genuine information wich could result to unreliable information
which would weaken the evidence.As a result in order to maintain reliable data we will create strict
instructions and agreement in order to keep honest response.

The coverage of this study focuses on the effects of mental health problems on academic performance
among Senior High School Students.How it can affect to their grades and health.This categorized as
critical issues among Senior High School Students.We will provide the basis for enhancing the general
adoption of a new, positive, approach to student’slife.Thereby ensuring academic success among shs
students.

The researcher faced many limitations to complete this study.One of the reasons is because this study
only took one week to complete.This means that the researcher only has a short time of period to
analyze and deal with some challenges.Other than that,this study is also limited due to the financial
constraint because the researcher is a student and do not have well financial support in order to finish
the task.Besides that,the researcher does not have enough experience to carry out the research because
the researcher is still new with the research format and also procedure.It was a big challenging for the
researcher to produce a good research.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

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
healthy choices.

DEPRESSION : Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of
interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and
behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE : Academic performance/ achievement is the extent to which a student,

ANXIETY : Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless
and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat. It can be a normal reaction to stress.

ADOLESCENT : Is the period of life of an individual when the society no longer recognizes him or her as a
child but not yet an adult.