Temperaments
Stress
Savants
Idioms
More Idioms :)
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What are the 4 temperaments?
melancholic, sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic
100
Stress is a negative word. TRUE / FALSE (why - if False)
FALSE - it's neither
100
Who is the most famous savant in the world?
Kim Peek
100
What does "over the moon" mean?
to be really happy / excited about something.
100
When someone is an independent thinker; he or she needs no one else to tell them what to do or how to do it. What idiom do we use for these kind of people?
They have a mind of their own
200
Who is the Greek physician who was the first to define the temperaments?
Hippocrates
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What is the name of the doctor who first redefined the term stress? (Spell it)
HANS SELYE
200
What are the different types of savants?
true + acquired
200
A person who misses someone and wants to see them can say the other is _____________. e.g. I miss my bestie. She'll be a _______ when I see her.
sight for sore eyes
200
Use this idiom to describe someone/something who is just "meh"...nothing special...nothing extraordinary.
nothing to write home about
300
What are the 4 kinds of fluids that are often associated with the temperaments?
yellow bile, blood, phlegm, black bile
300
What is the name for positive stress?
Eustress
300
Savants are often paired with autism. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
300
What does "have a lump in your throat" mean?
to get very emotional about something, to be unable to speak
300
Use this idiom to speak hyperbolic terms about how wonderful, amazing and utterly fantabulous something is. :)
the greatest thing since sliced bread!
400
Which type of temperament is associated with being "fluid" and "watery",
phlegmatic
400
What is the term for "the things that make one stressed"?
stressor
400
A person who was born a savant, has an amazing brain which routes the information around the parts of the brain which produces his/ her amazing skills. TRUE / FALSE (why - if False)
FALSE this happens with savants who have brain injuries
400
Do whatever makes you happy. I really don't mind. It doesn't bother me. What's the idiom for this?
Whatever floats your boat.
400
Most people think things go from good to bad so this idiom is in keeping with that. Used to describe something that is amazing but devolves to something absolutely terrible.
(to go from) the sublime to the ridiculous!
500
Which temperament is good at being organized, is very detailed oriented, is resistant to change and sees problems and expects the worst?
melancholic
500
List 3 common signs of stress and 3 ways to prevent it.
students answers will differ.
500
Snyder thinks that we can tap into the skills in a neuro-typical brain by activating the left hemisphere of the brain. TRUE / FALSE (why - if False)
FALSE that the skills can be accessed by activating the brain. PERIOD!
500
Wearing your heart one your sleeve means you fall in love quickly. TRUE / FALSE (If false - why?)
FALSE - it meams to show your feelings easily
500
When can you make meat a verb? When you need to improve the quality or strength of something.
beef something up :)