The Science Behind a Kind Brain # 3

What chemicals are released in the brain when we perform kind acts?

• Oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine

• Adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine

• Melatonin, endorphins, and acetylcholine

• Histamine, glutamate, and GABA

What is oxytocin commonly known as?

• The love hormone

• The stress hormone

• The sleep hormone

• The growth hormone

How does kindness affect neural pathways in the brain?

• Strengthens them, making it easier to be kind again

• Weakens them, making it harder to be kind again

• Has no effect on them

• Destroys them

What is the term from the passage used to describe the feeling of happiness after being kind?

• Helper’s high

• Runner’s high

• Adrenaline rush

• Euphoria

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of kindness mentioned in the passage?

• Improves digestion

• Lowers anxiety

• Improves heart health

• Increases overall happiness

Oxytocin can help you ​ (a)   with others.

• bond
• ignore
• fight
• distrust

When you help someone, you’re ​ (a)  

better and ​ (b)   healthier to

• making their day
• making your brain
• making your day sunny
• making your day worse

Serotonin boosts our

​ (a)  

• mood
• energy
• memory
• thoughts

Kindness ​ (a)   anxiety and improves ​ (b)   health and increases overall ​ (c)   .

• lowers
• raises
• happiness
• heart
• bone
• feelings

Practicing ​ (a)   strengthens our ​ (b)   , making it easier to be kind again

• kindness
• brain
• love
• muscle
• memory