Mis.
Alcohol is a depressant (T/F)
TRUE
What is the "feel good" neurotransmitter?
Dopamine
What does TBI stand for?
Traumatic Brain Injury
What does PTSD stand for?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle.
Alcohol keeps me warm in the cold (T/F)
FALSE
What is the most commonly used and abused drug in the US?
Alcohol
What leads to nearly half of the TBI-related hospitalizations?
Falls
What part of the brain is activated when you are in danger? (Remember the lion!)
Amygdala: Turns on fight or flight, and stores memories of the event.
What can fill an entire room without taking up any space?
Light
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
What is the chemical in cannabis that makes you feel “high” called?
THC: Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
What does CTE stand for?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
What are the four stress reponses?
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
They come out at night without being called, and they are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?
Stars
What are the four neurotransmitters involved in happiness?
Dopamine
Oxytocin
Serotonin
Endorphin
What two main parts of the brain that are affected by drug use
Limbic System
Cortex
How many people sustain a TBI each year?
3.5 million
What is survival brain?
What happens when you feel mentally and/or emotionally overwhelmed and you're unable to process new ideas.
What is it that given one, you’ll have either two or none?
A choice
What are the three neurotransmitters that are released when a person is in love?
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Oxytocin
80 times
After a brain injury, how much are higher are survivors' risk of having another brain injury.
3 to 8 times higher
What two parts of the brain shrinks with excessive trauma?
Hippocampus
Prefrontal Cortex
I hear without ears and speak without a mouth. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Echo