The Five Senses
When you walk into a bakery and suddenly feel hungry, even if you just ate, this sense is strongly influencing your brain.
What is smell?
This vital sign is often the first one to increase when someone feels anxious or scared.
What is heart rate?
This coping strategy involves noticing thoughts without judging them and focusing on the present moment.
What is Mindfullness?
this nutrient is the body’s main quick source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This organ uses a lot of energy and controls thoughts, memory, movement, and mood.
What is the Brain?
This sense has receptors that can detect heat, cold, pressure, vibration, and pain
What is touch?
This vital sign tells us how well oxygen is getting from the lungs into the blood.
What is oxygen saturation (SpO2)?
Oxygen percentage/level also accepted!
Writing down your thoughts or feelings instead of keeping them bottled up is this coping skill.
What is journaling?
This nutrient helps build and repair muscles and body tissues.
What is protein?
This animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators.
What is a Koala?
This sense is processed mainly in the occipital lobe of the brain.
What is vision?
BONUS FUN FACT: This is the oldest living sea animal at 392 years old
Listening to music, drawing, gaming, or watching something funny to help shift your mood is an example of this coping strategy.
What is distraction?
Drinking enough of this helps with focus, energy, temperature regulation, and preventing headaches.
What is water/hydration?
Flamingos are naturally this color until the food they eat changes their feathers.
What is grey/white?
This sense helps you enjoy your favorite snack
What is taste?
Dehydration can sometimes cause this vital sign to drop when someone stands up quickly, making them feel dizzy.
What is blood pressure?
When you step away from a stressful conversation so you don’t say something you regret, you are using this skill.
What is taking a break / time-out?
True or False: Your brain needs nutrition to work well, including enough energy from food and fluids.
What is true?
Bananas are technically classified as this type of fruit, even though most people think they are just fruit.
What is a berry?
When people lose this sense during illnesses like COVID, food often tastes dull or flavorless.
What is smell?
Blood pressure has two numbers. The top number measures pressure when the heart does this.
What is contracts/pumps?
Naming emotions like “I’m frustrated” or “I feel anxious” can actually help calm the brain. Psychologists sometimes call this “name it to ____ it.”
What is tame it?
Fruits and vegetables often contain this, which helps digestion.
What is protein?
Your body’s largest organ is this.
What is Skin?