Words Do Hurt Like Sticks and Stones
What game did psychologists use to explore this connection between physical and social pain by measuring brain activity while people play?
A computer game called Cyberball.
Why do teens start reacting more strongly to social problems and why do teens do not even have to tackle a challenge to feel stressed?
Because of certain brain changes.
What do our thoughts and feelings depend on?
Our thoughts and feelings depend on the balance between many different brain systems.
How does numbering these steps help you better understand the text?
It helps you by showing how to do the information they're providing.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
8 (includes uv)
Explain why rejection hurts teenagers more than young kids?
Differences in pain-system reactivity may help explain why rejection hurts teenagers more than young kids. In Cyberball experiments comparing children to teens, teens activate brain systems related to pain and sadness more strongly.
What is the down side of your reward system powering up? (exact words from the text)
Fitting in becomes essential. Threat-detection systems focus on what other people think and scan for any hints of disapproval. Hormones push the brain’s shame and self-consciousness systems into overdrive.
How long do some of our brain systems take to develop according to the text?
Our brains take more than two decades to develop, some brain systems come online sooner than others.
What is the solution to this problem?: Stress floods your brain with negative thoughts. Imagining awful possibilities is your brain’s attempt to protect you.
Don’t believe everything you think. If you wouldn’t say it to a friend, find something more reasonable to say to yourself.
How long are our school days?
7 hours
Why do we use pain words, like “hurt feelings” and “broken hearted,” to talk about problems with other people?
Maybe because our brains react to physical pain and social rejection in the same way.
Which part of the brain comprises the brain’s “Ow!” system that reacts to both physical and social pain. (from the text)
The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) and anterior insula
Fill in the blank
"Adult brains quickly fire up systems to ______ _____ and ______ positive thoughts.
Adult brains quickly fire up systems to soothe anxiety and generate positive thoughts.
Fill in the blank:
Your brain treats social _____ like a ____ to survival, _____ your body to _____.
Your brain treats social slipups like a threat to survival, preparing your body to fight.
What color is the sky? (hint: it's actually not blue)
It turns out our sky is violet, but it appears blue because of the way our eyes work. We don't see individual wavelengths. Instead, the retinas of our eyes have three types of color sensitive cells known as cones
What would happen if we didn't have the pain response system?
Without this pain-response system, we would recognize physical pain, but it wouldn’t bother us.
According to the text it states "Sometime during middle school, changes in brain activity transform how we see the world." in exact words hormones power up what system? What changes when that develops?
Hormones power up the brain’s reward system, making hanging out with friends more fun than ever before. But these changes come with a down side. Fitting in becomes essential.
Why wouldn’t it be better if we could just turn off hurt feelings, embarrassment, and the desire to fit in?
Before modern society, people needed to belong to a group to survive. Without a group, people couldn’t find enough food or protect themselves. Fear of rejection forced people to behave well enough for the community to keep them around.
What is the trick to tricking your brain to start to directly shut down this threat alert system?
Slow, deep breathing informs your brain the emergency has passed. Just relax your shoulders, fill your lungs completely, and exhale slowly. Your brain will respond by slowing your heart and reducing stress hormones.
How many months of the year has 28 days?
12 all have 28 days
What is surprising while looking at the results from the game?
Rejection activates the same brain systems that physical pain triggers. Brain scans show that rejection fires up the “Ow!” part of our brain that makes pain upsetting.
Which part of the brain both rewards us and makes us want to fight or run away?
The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for this reaction.
Why is social pain still helpful?
Fear of rejection pulls on the right side in the tug-of-war against mean or selfish behavior. Shame punishes us for lying or cheating, even if we don’t get caught. Social pain hurts, but it also makes us nicer. Brain scans show that teens with strong pain-response systems give more support to other kids.
Fill in the blanks:
Brain ____ forge new ______ each time you talk __ to negative _____.
Brain cells forge new connections each time you talk back to negative thoughts.
The first thing we did when Ms. Mcray came to our class (first assignment)
Paper with our information