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