Brain
Stress
Mental Disorders
Medications
Movie Trivia
100

The heaviest organ in the human body

What is the liver
100

This happens to your heart rate under stress

What is increased heart rate

100

In this disorder serotonin is decreased in the brain

What is depression

100

This blood pressure change can happen when you stand up too quickly, and can be a side effect of some medications.

What is orthostatic hypotension


100

Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow and Tin Man are a few characters in this old movie.

What is the Wizard of Oz

200

The part of the brain responsible for thought, learning and problem solving

What is the cerebrum

200

Using social support to cope with stress - healthy and adaptive or unhealthy and maladaptive

What is healthy and adaptive

200

This disorder is characterized by both depression and mania

What is bipolar disorder

200

These are common side effects of anti-depressants

What is dry mouth, fatigue, and increased appetite.

200

This movie follows the quest to destroy a ring in order to save Middle Earth.

What is Lord of the Rings

300

The part of the brain responsible for balance and muscle function

What is the cerebellum

300

This amount of sleep is needed for teenagers to help manage stress

What is 9-11 hours

300
In this disorder people have hallucinations and delusional thinking, often not realizing that they are ill.

What is schizophrenia

300

This type of medication is often used to treat anxiety disorders

Benzodiazepines

300

In this movie Rose meets Jack Dawson on a ship, they fall in love, later the ship sinks after it hits an iceberg.

What is The Titanic

400

The part of the brain responsible for automatic functions such as breathing

What is the brain stem

400

The adrenal glands secrete this during stress

What is epinephrine and norepinephrine

400

A person with what disorder might say "I did that because an alien named Bob told me to do it". 

What is schizophrenia

400

This can happen if a person taking psychotropic medications drinks alcohol

What is CNS Depression

400

Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger are characters in this movie

What is Harry Potter

500

The part of the brain involved in motivation, decision making, and goal-oriented behavior

What is the frontal lobe

500

List 3 negative effects of stress

What is irritability, weight gain, physical illness, difficulty sleeping, physical pain, mood changes

500

A person with what disorder might say "I can't get out of bed. I feel like there is no hope for me for the future". 

What is depression

500

This is a medication induced movement disorder that can be permanent, often seen in older antipsychotic medications

What is tardive dyskinesia

500

This movie has the quote "She doesn't even go here!"

What is Mean Girls

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