Intergenerational Connection Notes

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Across
  1. 1. Deep brain region that activates during storytelling and emotional sharing: Anterior __________.
  2. 3. The mutual learning, respect, and connection between age groups is called intergenerational __________.
  3. 9. When meaningful contact makes another person feel like part of your “inner circle”: Inclusion of Other in the __________.
  4. 11. Seeing a person as an individual rather than a category: ______________.
  5. 12. Two bonding chemicals involved in warm feelings during contact: Oxytocin and __________.
  6. 13. Teens growing confidence, self-knowledge, and direction: Identity ____________.
  7. 15. Both sides giving and receiving support: ________________.
  8. 16. Feeling worried before talking to another age group = intergroup __________.
Down
  1. 2. Many people after COVID reported higher __________, meaning social isolation or lack of connection.
  2. 4. During COVID, less contact led to more age based _________, or assumptions about groups.
  3. 5. Shifting from “us and them” to a shared “we”: ________________.
  4. 6. Older adults’ desire to guide and support the next generation: ________________.
  5. 7. Allport’s theory: prejudice decreases when groups meet under four conditions—Intergroup _________ Theory.
  6. 8. Part of the brain behind the forehead that helps regulate stereotypes and think clearly: Prefrontal __________.
  7. 10. Brain system that helps us read feelings by “mirroring” someone else: ________ Neuron System.
  8. 14. When we don’t interact with another age group, our __________ (understanding their feelings) goes down.