Anger & the Brain

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Anger & the Brain

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Anger is a natural human emotion. *

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True

False

Our anger may come from... *

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Childhood trauma

Past experience

Current circumstances

Health & well-being

All of the above.

None of the above.

Many people are given messages about anger as they grow up. Which of the following is NOT a negative message about anger, according to our lesson. *

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You may have been taught that it's always ok to act our violently.

You may have been taught to find appropriate ways to express your anger.

You may have been taught that it is not ok to complain.

You may have seen adults acting out violently.

According to our lesson, anger can result from all of the following EXCEPT...

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Meditative peace

Stress

Bereavement

Injustice

Discrimination

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Our physical and mental health can impact our emotional well-being. According to our lesson, what may this include? *

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Hormones

Physical pain

Mental health problems

General well-being

All of the above.

None of the above.

Anger can be helpful, according to the lesson, in what way(s)? *

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To identify problems.

To protect us from hurting ourselves.

To help us feel more alert and energized.

To motivate us to change.

To help us stand against injustice.

To help us defend ourselves.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Anger can be harmful, according to the lesson. Which of the following is an example of this?

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Distract us from what we need to do.

Make us say things we regret.

Make it harder to communicate.

Prevent us from dealing with emotions.

Negatively impact one's body.

Lead to people making negative judgements about us.

All of the above.

None of the above.

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Anger, according to the text, is a problem when... *

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It controls your life, it leads to violence, it motivates you to defend yourself, and it is hurting those around you.

It leads to violence, you think about anger all of the time, you are doing things that you regret, and it helps you to be more alert.

It helps you to identify a problem, you feel unable to get on with your daily life, it makes you feel worse about your life, and your using drugs/alcohol to cope with life.

You can't remember things that you do or say when angry, your anger is having an overall negative impact on your health, your anger is becoming abusive behavior, and anger controls your life.

Anger can disrupt neural pathways.

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True

False

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Which neurotransmitters seem to drive anger, according to our lesson? *

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Serotonin and adrenaline.

Adrenaline and dopamine.

Serotonin and dopamine.

Serotonin and noradrenaline.

Noradrenaline and dopamine.

Which of the following is true, according to our lesson? *

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The frontal cortex is not associated with increased anger, but the basic threat system is.

The amygdala, hypothalamus, and periaqueductal gray are involved in managing anger, and the frontal cortex is not.

Neither the amygdala, hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray, or frontal cortex are involved in managing anger.

The amygdala, hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray, and frontal cortex are involved in managing anger.

All of the above.

None of the above.

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