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What can you personally do to relax and control stress?
(Student’s own answer).
What two activities can reduce stress?
Exercise and meditation.
What does epigenetic mean?
A change in how genes work without changing DNA.
What did the experiment with rats and mothers show?
Careful mothers made pups less sensitive to stress neglectful mothers made them more sensitive.
Why can stress make learning and remembering difficult?
Because it weakens the hippocampus and reduces new brain cells.
How does stress affect the prefrontal cortex?
It shrinks and makes thinking decisions and social skills harder.
What happens to the hippocampus under strong stress?
It deteriorates and weakens inhibition of stress.
Which brain part helps us with memory and learning?
The hippocampus.
Which brain part is called the fear center?
The amygdala.
What happens if there is too much cortisol for a long time?
It wreaks havoc on the brain and makes learning harder.
What does the hormone cortisol do?
It primes your body for action during stress.
Why is too much stress harmful for the brain?
It changes brain size structure and how it works.
How can stress sometimes help?
It gives a burst of energy and focus for sport or public speaking.
What are signs that someone is stressed out?
Feeling irritable, moody, forgetting things, and feeling overwhelmed.
What does it mean to sleep restlessly?
It means you cannot sleep well and keep moving in bed.
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