It Does WHAT?!
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100

This causes stress to begin. 

What is an event that overwhelms coping mechanisms?

100

This is the fear center of the brain. 

What is the amygdala? 

100

This is associated with aggression and fear?

What is the amygdala? 

100

These are the four responses associated with stress. 

What are fight, flight, freeze, and appease? 

200

This causes a stored memory to surface. 

What is a trigger?

200

This is involved with recall of memory.

What is the hippocampus?

200

This helps process memories. 

What is the hippocampus?

200

This is when a stressful event mobilizes our bodies to protect ourselves. 

What is fight? 

300

The body's responses to stress are...

What are natural responses?
300

This regulates the pituitary gland. 

What is the hypothalamus?

300

This is when stress hormones remain in your system, even after the danger has passed. 

What is hypervigilance? 

300
This is when we go along with the violence to minimize the damage. 

What is appease? 

400

The body's natural responses do this for us. 

What is protect (us)?

400

This is the master gland. 

What is the pituitary gland? 

400

This is when the nervous system is unable to recover after a stressful event? 

What is hypovigilance? 

400

This is when a stressful event causes the nervous system to shut down. 

What is freeze? 

500

Memory lives in this system. 

What is the automatic nervous system? 

500

The amygdala stores these two things. 

What are stress response and memory? 

500

Stress causes disruption in this system.

What is your limbic system? 

500

This is when a stressful event mobilizes our body to avoid a dangerous situation. 

What is flight? 
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