Brain & Body Connection
This "fight, flight, or freeze" chemical is released by your body during high-stress situations, making your heart race.
What is adrenaline?
In the Disney movie Inside Out, this blue character is essential to helping Riley process her big life transition.
Who is Sadness?
This four-letter acronym describes the anxiety of missing out on an exciting or interesting event happening elsewhere.
What is FOMO?
Although technically classified as a mammal, this Australian creature lays eggs and has a bill like a duck.
What is a platypus?
Billie Eilish wrote this haunting track for the Barbie movie soundtrack, exploring themes of losing and rediscovering her identity.
What Was I Made For?"
This is the minimum number of hours of sleep doctors recommend teens get each night for optimal brain health.
What is 8 to 10 hours?
This massive pop star released the song "Breathin," which openly describes her experiences dealing with anxiety.
Who is Ariana Grande?
It’s the practice of scrolling through endlessly negative news feeds, which can spike your anxiety levels.
What is doomscrolling?
This is the tallest mountain above sea level on Earth, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China.
What is Mount Everest?
This Sabrina Carpenter mega-hit has everyone singing about working late because they are a singer, referencing a highly caffeinated beverage.
What is "Espresso"?
Doing this physical action slowly and deeply tells your brain's nervous system to calm down and stop a panic response.
What is breathing? (Accept: deep breathing)
In this massively popular cozy game, players manage an island, catch bugs, and interact with cute animal villagers, often used for stress relief.
What is Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
This TikTok and Instagram feature lets you set limits on your app usage to protect your mental well-being and time.
What is a screen time limit?
[DAILY DOUBLE - Worth 600]: It takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for light traveling from this celestial body to reach the surface of the Earth.
What is the Sun?
This band had everyone screaming, "When you see my face, I hope it gives you hell," in their petty, chart-topping 2008 breakup anthem.
Who are The All-American Rejects?
[DAILY DOUBLE - Worth 800]: This part of the teen brain, responsible for decision-making and impulse control, isn't fully developed until around age 25.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This Olympic gymnast made headlines globally when she prioritized her mental health and withdrew from events at the Tokyo Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles?
This term refers to the curated, often unrealistically perfect version of someone's life that they choose to post online.
What is a highlight reel?
his giant red planet is the fourth from the sun and is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.
What is Mars?
This legendary British rock band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, wrote the ultimate arena anthem "We Will Rock You" in 1977.
Who are Queen?
This chemical messenger in the brain is often called the "feel-good" hormone and is boosted by exercise and healthy sleep.
What is dopamine or serotonin?
This streaming service features a popular animated series called Headspace Guide to Meditation to teach viewers how to unwind.
What is Netflix?
his psychological effect occurs when you constantly compare your offline life to others' online lives, often leading to lower self-esteem.
What is social comparison?
This massive underwater structure off the coast of Australia is the largest living thing on Earth and can even be seen from space.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This pop-punk band's 2006 track "Misery Business" features frontwoman Hayley Williams singing about a high school rivalry and became an absolute staple of the genre.
Who is Paramore?