The Brain
This part of the body is known as the "boss"
This part of the body is known as the "boss"
Ways to calm down when you feel negative stress.
What is deep breathing exercises, physical activity, meditation, yoga, thinking a happy thought, listening to music, talking to a friend/ trusted adult?
True or False - It is important to stay away from drugs and alcohol to keep your brain healthy.
What is True?
S - STACK
What is Stop?
True or False - Alcohol causes different problems for people under 21 than it causes for people over 21.
What is True? The damage done by alcohol does not show up right away, it changes the brains development. People under 21 have more to lose.
The Brain is fully developed at this age
What is 25?
True or false - All stress is negative.
What is False?
True or False - Do media advertisements tell you everything you should know?
What is False? The media keeps important information from the consumer that could stop them from making money. (this also applies to personal social media).
T - STACK
What is think it through?
Every alcoholic beverage in America is required by law to have this on the container.
What is a government warning label for people under 21?
Explain how the brain communicates with the body.
What is sending messages through neurons?
This has to happen in our body to maintain stress management.
What is maintain equal levels of Noradrenaline and Serotonin?
You can ask this person for help making an important decision if you are unsure.
What is a trusted adult? - parent, teacher, counselor, grandparent, etc.
A - STACK
What is ask a trusted adult what to do?
Alcohol has this effect on the brains cells.
What is turns off brain cells? When Brain cells are turned off in people under 21, development that was supposed to take place may not ever happen.
This substance reduces brain activity by limiting neuron-to-neuron communication.
What is alcohol?
Stress chemical responsible for regulating mood and helps you feel "good" AKA the brains "Peacemaker". When we have too much negative stress we need more of this.
What is Serotonin?
5 Rules for Safe Riding
#1 What is always sit in the back seat? (must be 13 by law - it is not about age it is about safety).
#2 What is always buckle up?
#3 What is put everything on the floor or in the trunk?
#4 What is never distract the driver?
#5 What is tell a trusted adult immediately about any unsafe ride?
C - STACK
What is choose carefully - it's up to you?
Alcohol reduces this stress chemical in our body.
What is Serotonin?
Name some of the Brains Jobs
What is all of the above? Life (breathing, heartbeat) Development (growing, memory) Comfort (pain, hunger, thirst) Feelings/ Emotions, Physical Activity, Senses, Being Human (personality, thinking, making decisions, learning, speaking, behavior, getting along with others).
Stress chemical responsible for the body's "fight or flight" response, helps prepare the brain/ body for responding to stress, danger, or excitement. AKA the brains "Alarm Clock". Too much of this for too long can cause negative stress.
What is Noradrenaline?
Method that is used before making positive decisions.
What is STACK METHOD?
K - STACK
What is Keep your Pride and Promises too?
This part of the undeveloped brain could potentially shrink when alcohol is consumed.
What is Hippocampus? (responsible for memory and learning).