Parts of the Brain
This is the part of the brain that detects threats or rewards.
What is the PRIMITIVE REGION?
This term means to control our body, emotions, and thoughts.
What is self-regulation?
This term means that your amygdala has taken over your pre-frontal cortex and emotions are in charge.
What is "flip your lid" ?
Our body has a built in warning system. When it detects a threat is goes into _______ or ________.
What is fight or flight?
This is the part of the brain that problem-solves.
What is the THINKING region of the brain?
This term means to control our body.
What is physical regulation?
In the "flip your lid" hand model, this is represented by your thumb.
What is your amygdala?
This causes our body to activate the warning system.
What is a threat?
This is the area of the brain where emotions and impulses come from.
What is the FEELING region?
This term means to control our feelings.
What is emotional regulation?
In the "flip your lid" hand model, this is represented by your fingers.
What is the pre-frontal cortex or "thinking" part of your brain?
List two common physical warning signs.
Increased Heart Rate
Red Face
Loud Voice
Sweating
Headache
Upset Stomach
These are the 3 main areas of the brain.
What are the primitive, feeling, and thinking regions of the brain?
This term means to control our thoughts.
This part of your brain is the "alarm center' where big emotions are found.
What is the amygdala?
Another word for a short temper
What is a "short fuse"?
What are chemicals?
Threat Chemicals - Adrenaline & Cortisol
Reward Chemicals - Oxytocin & Dopamine
The three types of self-regulation
What are Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Regulation?
This part of the brain is known as the "wise leader".
Name 2 of YOUR warning signs.
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