Flipping a Lid Lesson

Your brain controls your emotions.

• True

• False

The upstairs brain helps us make good decisions.

• True

• False

The hippocampus is where ________ are stored.

• emotions

• memories

• food

• good choices

The amygdala is where our ________ are.

• emotions

• memories

• food

• good choices

The amygdala is where we find our guard dog. It helps keep us _____.

• in trouble

• in fight, flight or freeze

• safe

• at home

"Flipping a lid" means we are mad, sad, stressed or frustrated.

• True

• False

When our lid is flipped, we can make good decisions.

• True

• False

What do we need to do when our lid is flipped?

• Yell

• Run away

• Shut down

• Use a coping strategy

How does our bodies respond when we are stressed, mad, sad, or frustrated?

• Fight, Flight or Fail

  
  

• Fidget, Freeze or Fall

  
  

• Fight, Flight or Freeze

  
  

• Fight, Fumble or Flip

  
  

Fight reactions means all of the following except...

• yelling

• hitting

• feeling frozen

• arguing