Brain Work
Mindful Senses
Perspective Taking
Choosing Optimism
Rhymes with
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This part of our brain is responsible for storing our memories.
What is the hippocampus?
100
Identifying sounds is one way to practice this.
What is mindful listening?
100
The ability to see situations and events from the viewpoint of another person.
What is perspective taking?
100
Research shows that this type of thinking makes people happier, healthier, and more successful in school and life.
What is optimism?
100
Shipposampus
What is hippocampus?
200
This part of your brain is responsible for your emotional reactions.
What is amygdala?
200
When you studied your individual rocks you were practicing this.
What is mindful seeing?
200
The part of your brain that helps you to consider more than one way of understanding a behaviour, event or situation.
What is Prefrontal Cortex?
200
"I don't need to say sorry for hurting anyone's feelings. Everyone loves me all the time." This is an example of a type of thinking.
What is unrealistic thinking?
200
Chamigbala
What is amygdala?
300
Three immediate reactions to danger or a perceived threat?
What is fight, flight or freeze.
300
This chemical is released when you are eating a sugary snack.
What is dopamine?
300
True generosity requires this.
What is imagination?
300
This way of thinking makes it difficult to solve problems or to be happy.
What is pessimism?
300
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What are neurons?
400
This part of your brain is responsible for thinking and reasoning.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex (PCF)?
400
This is how long it takes the brain to get the signal that the stomach is full.
What is 10 - 15 minutes?
400
We practiced perspective taking by doing this.
What is retelling a story from another character's point of view.
400
The benefits of this type of thinking are an increase in our brain capacity, an ability to make better choices and it helps us make friends.
What is optimism?
400
three montal vortex
What is prefrontal cortex?
500
This part of the neuron receives information from the other neurons.
What are dendrites?
500
When we practice being mindfully still, we can often hear this.
What is our heartbeat (or our breathing)
500
The name of the friend that helped George get rid of the bullly.
What is Harriet?
500
Pessimistic and unrealistic thinking are influenced by this part of the brain.
What is the amgydala?
500
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What is an dopamine?
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