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HOW STRESS AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN

HOW STRESS AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN 

VOCABULARY

1. Match the definitions with the key term.

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COMPREHENSION

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2. WATCH the video and fill in the blanks with a words or short phrase.

  1. The hippocampus also inhibits the activity of the HPA axis.
  2. Chronic stress might make it harder for you to learn and remember things.
  3. Stress begins with something called the hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis.
  4. Chronic stress may make it harder for you to learn and remember things. 
  5. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress.
  6. The epigenetic changes were passed down to many generations of rats after her
  7. The most powerful weapons are exercise and meditation.
  8. These activities increase the size of your hippocampus.

COMPREHENSION

3. Watch again and answer the questions. 

 

  1. What part of your brain deals with social interaction, concentration and decision making?
  2. Explain the example of the mother and baby rat as it pertains to stress response. 
  3. Can stress affect your genetics?
  4. What is your brain's fear center called?Is it used for anything else?
  5. Stress can set the stage for what two other diseases?

4. Discussion questions

  1. Is stress always a bad thing? Why or Why not? Give personal examples.  
  2. Are you able to work under stress? Think back to talking about TEDx-Procrastination and discuss how stress and procrastination potentially work together. 
  3. How do you cope with stress? How do you know that you are getting stressed out? Do you think that stress affects your emotions?
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