The Brain
The part of our brain that first registers emotions.
What is the Amygdala?
The anxiety response in our brains triggers a ___________response in our bodies.
What is physical?
To provide oxygen to our vital organs.
Why does the sympathetic nervous system slow down blood flow to our stomachs?
This is one organ in our body that "feels" stress.
What is the stomach, heart or lungs?
This part of our brain helps us remember that lions in the zoo are safe.
What is the hippocampus?
The __________________speeds up the systems involved in fight, flight or freeze.
What is the sympathetic nervous system.
The places where our sympathetic nerons are densest.
What are the heart, lungs and intestines?
If you see a car coming at you in the street, the fear you feel originates in this part of your body.
What is the brain?
This part of the brain is near and tightly connected to the amygdala.
What is the hippocampus?
Medication, meditation and reframing.
What are some ways to treat anxiety?
This gland secrets hormones like adrenaline.
What is the adrenal gland?
Our bodily sensations are relayed back to our brains through this.
What is the spinal cord.