Blame Your Brain

A feeling of ___ is even more intense than a feeling of embarrassment.

• frustration

• joy

• cofusion

• humiliation

Which of these is NOT a response to embarrassment?

• red face

• big smile

• heart pounds

• stomach is upset

What genre is Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain?

• historical fiction

• Informational text

• video

• biography

The word amplify comes from the Latin word amplificare, which means “to enlarge." Read Paragraph 9 Our thoughts and feelings depend on the balance between many different brain systems. Activity in one system can amplify or cancel out activity in another. Because our brains take more than two decades to develop, some brain systems come online sooner than others. Unfortunately, the systems that trigger embarrassment and fear of rejection fire up years before the systems that tame bad feelings. ” What does amplify mean in paragraph 9 of “Embarrassed?”

• Embarrass

• Strengthen

• Identify

• Soothe

How does the article "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain" suggest individuals can manage feelings of embarrassment?

• By avoiding social interactions

• Through mindfulness and self-acceptance

• By taking medication

• By changing their personality

According to "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain," what triggers the feeling of embarrassment?

• A chemical imbalance in the brain

• Social norms and expectations

• A lack of understanding of social cues

• Genetic predisposition

What is a common theme between "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" and "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain"?

• The complexity of human emotions

• The importance of family support

• The struggle for identity in society

• The impact of nature on human behavior

Why does the author choose to start the article with "Remember when you could pick your nose in public or run outside in your underpants without a second thought?"

• To lead into the topic of embarrassment

• To grab the reader's attention with a hook

• To get the reader interested in the topic

• All of the above

In “Embarrassed?” what is most likely the author’s purpose for including information about the game Cyberball?

• To explain how feelings change over time

• To explain why some teens do not like games

• To explain how feeling rejected affects the brain

• To explain why some people feel pain more than others

In “Embarrassed?” the section “Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage” is organized in a way that shows —

• the ways people can overcome negative thoughts

• the positive and negative impacts of social pain

• the types of negative feelings teens may experience

• the way understanding of social pain has changed over time