Happy Chemicals
____________ are considered natural pain relievers and mood boosters. It's released during laughter, exercise, listening to music, and eating chocolate.
Endorphins
___________ can disrupt how neurons send and receive signals through neurotransmitters.
Drugs
Your brain is made up of billions of nerve cells called ____________
Neurons
This actor, famous for his role as Iron Man, has spoken about his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Robert Downey Jr.
How many of the original six Avengers die at the end of Avengers: Endgame?
Two — Iron-Man and Black Widow.
What is the "Mood Stabilizing" chemical?
Serotonin
What is it called when neurons become less sensitive, requiring higher doses for the same effect?
Tolerance
_____________ is your brain's ability to form new connections and weaken old ones throughout your entire life.
Neuroplasticity
This comedian and actor, known for "Mrs. Doubtfire," discussed his battles with cocaine and alcohol addiction before his death in 2014.
Robin Williams
Name one of Laura's dogs
-Dexter
-Puggie
-Georgie
-Midge
____________ is the happiness chemical that helps us feel loved and connected to others.
Oxytocin
What is it called when the brain relies on a drug to function normally?
Dependence
Neuroplastic change depends on three conditions working together: Focused attention, Emotional Engagement, and ____________?
This 19th-century American writer, known for "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart," struggled with alcohol use disorder throughout his life, which may have contributed to his mysterious death in 1849.
Edgar Allan Poe
Who is Taylor Swift engaged to?
Travis Kelce
What is the "Reward Chemical"?
Dopamine
This class of drugs, which includes heroin and morphine, binds to receptors in the brain to reduce pain and create euphoria.
Opioids
Your _____________ often picks up on a trigger before your conscious mind does. A tightening in your chest, a clenching in your jaw, shallow breathing, heat rising in your face, these physical signals can appear seconds before you become aware of the thought or emotion driving them.
Body
This singer-songwriter, known for "Purple Rain," struggled with opioid addiction and died of an accidental overdose in 2016.
Prince
Which actor voiced both Mufasa in The Lion King and Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy?
James Earl Jones
____________ are released when we feel physical pain to give us a brief moment of excitement as a survival mechanism. Laughing and crying also release small bursts of this chemical.
Endorphins
This condition, characterized by compulsive drug seeking despite harmful consequences, is associated with changes in the brain's reward circuitry.
Addiction or Substance Use Disorder
How many stages does the self-reinforcing loop have?
A.) 3
B.) 5
C.) 6
D.) 4
B.) 5
This actor, famous for his role as Chandler Bing on "Friends," wrote candidly about his opioid addiction in his memoir. He died from a Ketamine overdose in 2023.
Matthew Perry
Baby Yoda’s real name
Grogu