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    Your brain has different parts that each have their own jobs. The brain stem controls basic functions like breathing and digestion. The cerebellum controls balance and movement. The temporal lobe stores memories and language. The prefrontal cortex controls higher thinking like planning and goal setting, while the amygdala manages fear and strong emotions. When a person feels overwhelmed, the amygdala can take over behavior from the prefrontal cortex, leading to uncontrolled fight or flight responses like yelling, crying, or hitting. Practicing coping skills helps the prefrontal cortex better handle challenges.

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    Your Brain

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    Your brain has different parts that each have their own jobs. The brain stem controls basic functions like breathing and digestion. The cerebellum controls balance and movement. The temporal lobe stores memories and language. The prefrontal cortex controls higher thinking like planning and goal setting, while the amygdala manages fear and strong emotions. When a person feels overwhelmed, the amygdala can take over behavior from the prefrontal cortex, leading to uncontrolled fight or flight responses like yelling, crying, or hitting. Practicing coping skills helps the prefrontal cortex better handle challenges.

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    Your brain has different parts that each have their own jobs. The brain stem controls basic functions like breathing and digestion. The cerebellum controls balance and movement. The temporal lobe stores memories and language. The prefrontal cortex controls higher thinking like planning and goal setting, while the amygdala manages fear and strong emotions. When a person feels overwhelmed, the amygdala can take over behavior from the prefrontal cortex, leading to uncontrolled fight or flight responses like yelling, crying, or hitting. Practicing coping skills helps the prefrontal cortex better handle challenges.

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    Your brain has different parts that each have their own jobs. The brain stem controls basic functions like breathing and digestion. The cerebellum controls balance and movement. The temporal lobe stores memories and language. The prefrontal cortex controls higher thinking like planning and goal setting, while the amygdala manages fear and strong emotions. When a person feels overwhelmed, the amygdala can take over behavior from the prefrontal cortex, leading to uncontrolled fight or flight responses like yelling, crying, or hitting. Practicing coping skills helps the prefrontal cortex better handle challenges.

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    Your brain has many jobs - and different parts

    of your brain do different jobs.


    Your brain stem's job is to control your breathing,
    heart rate, temperature, sleep, sneezing, coughing, and
    digestion.

    Brain stem
    Your cerebellum's job is to control balance and
    movement. This even includes moving your mouth and
    lips to talk

    Cerebellum
    The temporal lobe's job is to store your memories and
    remember language.

    Temporal Lobe
    Your prefrontal cortex has some important jobs.

    It controls behavior like paying attention, making plans,


    following expectations, setting goals, and more

    It's sometimes called your "thinking brain"

    Prefrontal cortex
    The job of your amygdala is to manage fear and big
    emotions, and keep you safe.

    It's sometimes call your surviving brain.

    Amygdala
    All these areas of your brain, and more, work together to do
    everything you and your body needs

    But... your brain keeps growing until you're 25 years old.

    Because your brain is still a kid, just like you, it's still learning
    about all it's jobs and the best ways to do them.
    Sometimes, like when you're upset, or
    overwhelmed, your prefrontal cortex doesn't
    know what to do!
    When this happens, your amygdala will take over and start
    controlling your behavior.

    This isn't something you think about. It's called fight or flight
    instinct.

    I'l l h
    and
    le t h
    is
    When your fight or flight instinct is turned on - it's like your
    thinking brain gets locked up.

    You cant really control the way you're acting, even if people
    are telling you what to do.
    You might feel out of control, scared, or really angry when
    this happens. Here are some of the things you might do
    during fight or flight.

    run away scream & yell

    hit or kick
    hide

    throw or
    cry break things

    feel like you


    spit don't know how
    to make it stop
    You probably know later that these aren't good
    choices to make.

    But you can't stop until your surviving brain unlocks


    your thinking brain.

    This is when you will start feeling calm again.


    Fight or Flight happens to E V E R Y B O D Y

    Kids and grownups. It doesn't matter where


    they're from, how old they are, what their gender
    is or their job.

    It's a brain response that happens when


    something is too overwhelming for our thinking
    brain to handle.
    But, when your thinking brain knows lots of good skills
    and coping strategies, it happens much less often.

    Your thinking brain gets better and better at it's job as


    you grow up, and also when you practice.

    Your surviving brain only takes over when your


    thinking brain doesn't know what to do or you are in
    danger.
    Here are some things your thinking brain might need to
    practice. Everybody is good at different things and you might
    already know how to do some of things, and some you might
    not.

    Stress Calming
    management strategies

    Planning and Self-


    organizing work monitoring

    Time Working
    management memory

    Task Identifying
    initiation emotions

    Flexible Positive
    thinking thinking

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