mental health puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. ------stress; long-lasting stress that severely impacts a persons health and can last multiple weeks to months.
  2. 3. --------- nervous system; the part of your nervous system that lies outside your brain and spinal cord.
  3. 7. relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.
  4. 10. -------- theory; how the nervous system controls our emotions, social connections and fear responses through the vagus nerve.
  5. 11. responsible for detections, relaxing and processing sensory information.
  6. 12. ----- stress; short-term stress usually from a surprising or traumatic experience.
  7. 13. consciously controlling your breathing to improve mental, physical and emotional health.
  8. 17. being aware of what's happening around you.
  9. 18. ------ resilience; the stress to "keep going" despite being stressed or experiencing burnout.
  10. 19. a chemical messenger that controls a person's mood.
  11. 20. --- axis; is a major part of the neuroendocrine system that regulates the body's response to stress.
  12. 21. a muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
Down
  1. 2. -----in the coal mine; a phrase used to describe an early sign of danger.
  2. 4. the small, almond shaped part of the brain that controls fear and anxiety and helps control the body's "fight or flight" mode.
  3. 5. the performance of more than one task at a time; only approximately 2% of people can actual do this.
  4. 6. ------ brain; a brain that works using a short attention span and constantly "popping" from idea to idea.
  5. 8. hustle ------; the idea in a persons mind of always needing to be busy/doing something.
  6. 9. ------ nervous system; the body's main processing center, composed of the brain and spinal cord.
  7. 12. acting or occurring involuntarily.
  8. 14. goal setting to feel better.
  9. 15. an organ, the control center of the nervous system, responsible for processing information, thought, and coordinating motor control.
  10. 16. --------- writing; keeping a journal to write about the events of life and your emotions.