Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain"

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  1. 6. ___________power up the brain’s reward system (Section: It's All in Your Head)
  2. 7. These push the brain’s shame and
  3. 8. Your brain will respond by slowing your heart and reducing _________ hormones (Section: Sidebar)
  4. 10. ____________activates the same brain systems that physical pain triggers (Section: Words Do Hurt Like Sticks and Stones)
  5. 11. Stress floods your brain with ____________________.(Section: Sidebar)
  6. 12. Slow, ___________ breathing informs your brain the emergency has passed (Section: Sidebar)
  7. 13. We’ve all been in situations in which we’ve based a decision less on rational, ___________thinking than on social pressure. (Section: Background)
  8. 15. What is the title of the sidebar at THE END of the informational text?
  9. 16. explains a topic or idea by identifying its key characteristics and/or distinguishing it from similar or related topics or ideas
  10. 17. This is the genre of the text.
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  1. 1. evaluates a topic or proposal by analyzing both its positive and negative aspects
  2. 2. Scientists don’t know this just from surviving middle school—they have evidence from _____________. (Section:It's All in Your Head)
  3. 3. Adult brains quickly fire up systems to soothe anxiety and ___________ positive thoughts (Section: Embarrassment Has An Unfair Advantage)
  4. 4. organizes objects, ideas, or information into groups, or classes, based on common characteristics
  5. 5. Brain cells forge new ___________ each time you talk back to negative thoughts. (Section:Sidebar)
  6. 9. ___________ systems focus on what other people think and scan for any hints of disapproval (Section: It's All in Your Head)
  7. 14. Activity in one system can __________ or cancel out activity in another.(Section: Embarrassment Has An Unfair Advantage)