Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear: Vocabulary Quiz Part I (2024)

Some people, known as __________, enjoy extreme sports like skydiving.

• life-threatening

• flight or fight

• thrill seekers

A _________ situation could be one where you are at risk of serious injury.

• thrill seekers

• life-threatening

• survival mechanisms

Animals have special ___________ that help them survive in the wild.

• encnounter

• flight or fight

• survival mechanisms

The brain is ________ to react quickly to threats.

• dopamine

• adrenaline

• hard-wired

• encounter

This messenger chemical in the brains makes you feel good and gives you motivation; it is called ___________.

This messenger chemical in the body causes your heart to beat faster and for you to become more alert; this chemical is called ___________.

Our body has a natural response to when we encounter a dangerous situation; this is called __________.

• fight or blight

• fight or flight

• fight or light

One of the main _________ released in the brain during scaring and thrilling actitivites is dopamine.

Our brain will naturally ______ danger.

• encounter

• detect

• release

A near death situation is called _____________