All About Stress Review

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stressor?

• My younger sibling

• An upcoming test

• basketball practice

• short sharp breaths

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stress reaction?

• fight

• fire

• flight

• freeze

Stress that lasts for a long time is called:

• chronic stress

• big time stress

• acute stress

• real stress

True or False: Chronic stress can cause health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, and digestive problems.

• True

• False

Which part of the brain is responsible for basic functions like breathing, swallowing, and blinking.

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• prefontal cortex

• brain stem

Which part of your brain helps to manage our response to fear and threats, and acts like a storage vault of learning and memory?

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• prefontal cortext

• brain stem

Which part of your brain is the "planner" and is the learning, reasoning and thinking part of the brain?

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• prefrontal cortex

• brain stem

The prefrontal cortex, responsible for judgement, decision making, and planning, does not fully mature until around the age of ____

• 19

• 21

• 13

• 25

The study of the brain is known as:

• crainiology

• brainology

• neuroscience

• brainius studious

Which below is a helpful stress management strategy:

• holding your breath

• punching/hitting

• mindful breathing

• shutting down