Mental Health & Wellbeing

What is the function of the neocortex (cerebrum)?

• Memory, language, conscious thought

• Balance & Co-ordination

• Emotions

What is the function of the limbic system?

• Balance & Co-ordination

• Breathing

• Behaviour & Emotion

• Heart Rate

What is the function of the reptilian complex ?

• Balance

• Heart rate & breathing

• Language

• Co-Ordination

Where are the neural pathways found that are purely instinctual?

• Cerebrum

• Neocortex

• Mammalian

• Reptilian

What is an example of a fight response?

• Hands in Fist

• Restless leg

• Desire to kick

• Excessive exercise

What is an example of a flight response

• Feeling Stuck

• Restless leg

• Excessive Exercise

• Sense of Dread

What is an example of a freeze response ?

• Feeling Stuck

• Restless Leg

• Hands in fist

• Sense of dread

What is a key feature of attachment?

• Enables children to trust, nurtures a sense of identity and a sense of belonging and security

• Teaches children to self-regulate emotion

• Teachers how to express how we feel as well as give and receive love

• Effective our brain development, learning and social functioning

What is the oldest part of the brain ?

• Human Brain

• Mammalian Brain

• Reptilian

According to Paul Maclean, what is the reason there is so many mental health problems in the world today?