Unit 3: Wired for Fear

When we feel fear, what causes a boost in our blood pressure and heart rate?

• The body flooding with hormones

• Being hungry

• Your body wants to take a nap

• The nerves in our facial muscles freezing

The main purpose of the video is to—

• tell about the function of the hippopotamus in the brain

• explain how to best fight when you afraid

• explain the role of the amygdala in the body’s fear response

• to explain how the digestive tract works

The amygdala is also known as —

• The brain’s threat center

• The happy center

• The strange word

• The funny bone

In the video, the model of the brain best helps the viewer understand the —

• Why the hippocampus is not a great place to stay

• Role the amygdala plays in the brain

• The way snakes disturb us

• Way that the body recognizes a false alarm

According to the video, cells called neurons do what job in the fear response?

• Tell the brain that snakes can bite

• Confuse all other systems

• Disrupt the circulatory system

• They pass information between the brain and body.

Which statement best describes the way the video portrays a person encountering a threat?

• A man laughs when he realizes that a long stick is a snake.

• A man tries to outrun a snake

• A man thinks that he sees a snake in his path.

• A man screams and throws a stick at a snake

If something that first appeared as a threat turns out to be a false alarm, what will the body likely do?

• run

• freeze

• relax

• fight

The video shows how the threat alert helps the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala to—

• Create a memory of the experience

• Run and take shelter

• To find a snake and pet it

• Enjoy snakes more often

The video describes the brain and body’s reaction to a possible sign of danger. Which is the FIRST step?

• call 911

• sign of danger

• the body relaxees

• fight response

The video describes the brain and body’s reaction to a possible sign of danger. Which is the SECOND step?

• false alarm

• sign of danger

• Walk away quietly

• senses send information to the amygdala