The Brain
Name 3 parts of the brain (bonus if you can name what they do).
TBD.
Name 2 kinds of stress?
Good, acute, chronic, toxic
What are some strategies to manage stress?
TBD
Does everyone have mental health?
Yes
Cluster of negative attitudes that often prevent someone from reaching out for help.
Stigma.
What are neurons?
Neurons are brain cells that receive and pass along information using electrical and chemical signals.
What happens when you flip your lid?
You go into fight, flight or freeze which means the parts of your brain cannot work properly. The amygdala has taken over.
What is one healthy way to relax?
TBD
Give an example and describe what mental distress is?
TBD - common and temporary
Name 2 common mental illnesses in youth (bonus if you can name 1 symptom or sign for each)
ADHD, Depression, panic attack, social anxiety
What does the hippocampus do in the brain?
Memory
What parts of the brain play a major roll in triggering a stress response?
Amygdala
Describe how to do deep breathing (bonus if you can name one method I taught you)
Slowly in through your nose, as deep as you can, hold, slowly out of your mouth, hold.
Less common and potentially distress that would last longer than distress. Not a mental illness.
What is the PFC or prefrontal cortex responsible for?
Knowledge, thinking, problem solving, reasoning
What do we call the body's response to a signal from the brain when something in a persons environment is demanding they adapt to a challenge?
Stress response
Describe mindfulness.
Paying attention to the present moment purposely without judgement.
What system in the brain is primarily responsible for emotions and memory?
Lymbic system (would also accept Amygdala and Hippocampus)