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Youth Mental Health First Aid
100

I am located on the side of your head. I am control much of your emotions.  The Amygdala is part of me.  I am most active in the teen years.  What lobe am I?

What is the Temporal Lobe.

100

I am responsible for your fight or flight response.  When something scares you I may cause you to jump!

What is your Sympathetic Nervous System?

100

True or False.  Traumatic events can injury to our brain.

What is true.

100

Stress levels in pregnant women can directly impact the developing brain of the fetus.  The area particularly impacted is the emotional regulation center or the____________.

What is the temporal lobe/amygdala.

100

Of the__________people who attempted suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge _____survived.

What is 3000 and 28.

200

I am responsible for higher functions such as thinking, reasoning, and judgement.  I am the last part of your brain to develop.  Who am I?

What is the Frontal Cortex?

200

Your brain is made up of special cells called?

What are Neurons?

200

Use of certain substances mimics certain neurotransmitters in the brain. Causing possible dependency/addiction. Name the neurotransmitter that marijuana impacts.

What is dopamine?


200

What is the stage of sleep where one dreams?

What is REM sleep or Rapid Eye Movement?

200
All of the survivors that attempted suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge said the same thing.  What did they say?
What is that they regretted attempting suicide and they wanted to live.
300

I am the first part of your brain to develop and am responsible for automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate.  Who am I?

What is the brain stem?

300

Activating me will help you stay calm in stressful situations.  Who am I?

What is your Parasympathetic Nervous System?

300

Substance use can cause brain damage. True or False

What is true?

300

What are the neurons called that help and infant understand micro face expressions?

What are mirror neurons?

300
What is one of the numbers to the Crisis Line?

What is 988, 602-222-9444.

400

I am located in the back of your head. I am responsible for sight. Who am I?

What is the Occipital Lobe?

400

By managing our thoughts (through awareness) and not feeding negative thoughts.  We help our brains to develop in a healthy way because of this concept.

 Hint: Something Mrs. Fennell says all of the time!

What is:  Neurons fire together wire together.

400

What is an activity you can do to activate your prefrontal cortex (logic) and parasympathetic nervous system when upset.  Hint: Think Senses Activity!

What is the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

5 things that are black. 4 things that would feel different if you touch them, 3 things that would smell different, 2 things that would taste different, 1 thing you hear.

400

It is common to have visual and auditory hallucinations during induction and wake from sleep.  (When falling asleep or waking up). True or False.

What is true.

400

When helping a youth a person should refrain from using ______statements and use ____statements instead.  Please provide an example.

What are "you " and "I" statments?

500

I am responsible for storing your memories and connecting them to emotion. Who am I?

 What is the Hippocampus?

500

I make up your brain and your spinal cord. Who am I?

What is your central nervous system.

500

This is commonly used, legal drug.

What is caffeine.

500

The energy from the human heart can be felt _______feet outside the human body.

What is 3 feet.

500
What does the ALGEE stand for in YMHFA?
What is:  Assess, Listen, Give reassurance, Encourage Professional Help, Encourage Self Help,
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