Brain
This part of the brain is the biggest and is responsible for thinking and solving problems.
What is the cerebrum?
These are the building blocks of the brain.
What are neurons?
Define positive thinking.
What is choosing optimism and focusing on the good in situations?
Explain how empathy and tolerance are different.
What is empathy is understanding and sharing the feelings of another person while tolerance is willing to allow the existence or practice of something without interfering with it?
This has keys but can't open locks.
What is a piano or a keyboard?
This is the part of the brain that isn't fully developed until a person is around 25 years old. It is responsible for decision making.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
These receive messages from other parts of the body.
What are dendrites?
"Don't listen to yourself, talk to yourself." Explain this quote.
What is don't listen to the bad things you think and tell yourself that you can do it?
Choose whether the example below is empathy or tolerance:
Someone you know failed an important test and you respond by saying, "You must be frustrated. Do you need help studying for the retake?"
Empathy
You throw this out when you want to use it, but bring it in when you don't want to use it.
What is an anchor?
This part of your brain is responsible for muscle movement.
What is the cerebellum?
This is where electrical signals are generated.
What is the cell body?
Name three physical benefits of positive thinking from the slide we reviewed in class.
What is increased pain tolerance, better overall health, increased ability to manage stress, don't get sick as often and decreased risk of a heart attack?
Choose whether the example below is empathy or tolerance:
You notice that a friend is upset, but you don't know why. You say, "Do you want to talk about it? Or would you rather just hang out in silence? I'm here for you either way."
Empathy
What is a sponge?
This part of your brain is responsible for navigation. It also turns experiences into long-term memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This is where the information travels to get to the presynaptic terminal.
What is the axon?
Name three mental benefits of positive thinking from the slide we reviewed in class.
What is decreased depression, increased confidence, better coping skills, greater ability to solve problems, better ability to identify the negative?
Choose whether the example below is empathy or tolerance:
A peer is talking about their favorite football player and you strongly disagree with their opinion. You say, "I don't agree with that at all, but I will say they're a good player."
Tolerance
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. You must add this to it to make it weigh 12 pounds.
What is holes?
This part of your brain is responsible for emotions.
What is the amygdala?
This is the path information takes to get from one neuron to another.
The message begins in the cell body and travels through the axon to the axon terminal. Then it travels through the synapse to the next neuron's dendrites.
What is because when a person is grateful, they are thinking of positive things that affect their life?
Choose whether the example below is empathy or tolerance:
You have a group project that is due soon and one member of the group is not getting their part done as quickly as everyone else. You consider how they may be feeling and try to put yourself in their shoes. Instead of getting frustrated you offer support and are willing to work together.
Both empathy and tolerance.
The color of the stairs in a one-story house made of redwood.
What is there are no stairs in a one-story house.