The Brain
How many hemispheres does the brain have and what are they called?
What are the left and right hemispheres?
This is what SEL stands for.
What is social emotional learning?
Name the 5 food groups.
What are Grains/Starches, Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, and Dairy?
This is the name for what results from a stressful life event or series of events.
What is trauma?
True or False: People with mental illnesses are prone to violence.
What is false?
This is the part of the brain that develops last. (Must be the EXACT name)
This SEL competency teaches students to build healthy connections with people around them. This is called having ___ skills.
What are relationship skills?
This is the term for how we value and perceive ourselves.
What is self-esteem?
This is the social taboo that often comes with discussion of mental health-related topics.
What is stigma?
___ in 5 people have mental health.
What is 5?
This is the age at which the brain stops developing and maturing. (Answer may be within this range)
What is mid-to-late 20s? (25-29)
Self-awareness involves acknowledging and addressing your ____ and _____.
What are strengths and weaknesses?
The CDC’s recommended number of hours of sleep for ages 13-18. (Answer must be within this range)
Name the 3 types of risk factors for developing a mental health condition.
What are biological, psychological, and environmental risk factors?
This is a designated person in our school whom you may reach out to when you are concerned for someone’s safety, or believe they are a victim of bullying.
Who is Ms. Crystal?
This is the name of the physiological response to a stressful or frightening situation.
What is fight-or-flight?
This SEL competency teaches students to respect people of different backgrounds, and act ethically in their community. (2 words)
What is social awareness?
What is identity vs. confusion?
These are skills you can use to maintain your mental health during stressful situations.
What are coping mechanisms?
Name the part of the brain that is mainly responsible for emotions, and also a part of the limbic system.
What is the amygdala?
How has SEL benefited you, if at all? Name 3 ways it has/has not helped you.
Answers may vary.
What is gratitude?
This is the term for having a degree of personal awareness and understanding. Lacking this quality can make recovery from a mental health issue difficult.
What is insight?
Who are Smrithi, Edward, Alyssa, Tristan, Maddie, Kabir, Chern, and Eisha?