Brain Functions and Stress Management

Brain Centers and Functions

• Amygdala is the fear center of the brain.
• Hippocampus is the center for learning, memory, and stress control.
• Prefrontal cortex allows for judgment, reasoning, decision-making, and processing new memories.
• Cortisol is the stress hormone released by the adrenal cortex.

Stress and Related Concepts

• Anxiety is the fear of something happening, with nothing ever materializing.
• Exercise and meditation are powerful weapons against stress.
• Chronic stress can reduce brain size.
• Stress response is the body's reaction to everyday challenges and demands.
• Self-awareness is knowing one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior.

Learning and Behavior

• Self-motivation is the ability to start and complete a task without help.
• Learning is a relatively permanent behavioral change due to practice.
• Active learning involves doing activities like writing, speaking, and participating in class.
• Self-editing is identifying and fixing errors before submitting work.
• Following directions is completing tasks as instructed.

General Concepts

• Directions are instructions on how to accomplish something.
• Respect is treating others and their feelings with consideration.
• Respectful behavior includes kindness, using please and thank you, and caring for others.
• Distance learning is completing classes online.
• Study strategies are techniques to enhance learning and retention.
• Beliefs are specific ideas people consider true.
• Self-identity is a person's sense of self and place in society.
• Values are ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about important aspects of life.
• Quality world encompasses people, beliefs, actions and experiences.
• Responsibility is a duty or obligation to perform a function or action.
• MLA format is a set of guidelines for formatting papers.
• TSIA-2 is the Texas Success Initiative Assessment.
• ePortfolio is a digital collection showcasing student work and reflections.
• Meditation is focusing attention to clear one's mind and relax.
• Exercise is a planned physical activity to improve or maintain fitness.
• Flash cards are study aids.
• Annotation involves adding explanatory notes to text.
• Editing involves modifying text, graphics, and documents.
• Distraction prevents full attention to something else.
• Multitasking is performing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Continuous partial attention is constant switching between activities.
• Non-compliant behavior is not following expected or required actions.
• On-task behavior is focusing on the assigned task.
• Ownership of learning is feeling responsible for learning progress.
• Goal is the desired result a person works toward.
• Success criteria are measurable targets for reaching a goal.
• Career is a profession one trains for.
• Professional is having to do with school, work or a job.
• Slang is informal language exclusive to a specific group or context.
• Standard written English is the edited, formal variety of the English language.
• Time management is organizing time to accomplish priorities.

This quiz covers key brain centers such as the amygdala and hippocampus, focusing on their functions related to fear, memory, and stress. It also explores the impact of stress on learning and behavior, highlighting strategies like exercise and self-awareness that can help manage stress effectively.