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Questions for Unit 6: Brain Best
          Brain Needs Answers






      1. The 3 main categories of needs are:
      1.     What is a stressor?
         ➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),


      2. ➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)
             What types of stressors are there?

         ➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and

              the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).
      3.     What are the three different things that can happen when
             someone experiences a stressor?
      2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right

           temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).
      4.     Why is it that some children find it really easy in school and
             manage stressors so well?
      3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,

           level of interest.
      5.     Why are some children more sensitive or vulnerable to stress and do

             not manage stressors so well?
      4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;

           liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important

      6.   part of the group;  feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling
             Why might some children be more sensitive to stressors even though
             they have had great experiences, good attachments and loving,
           listened to and understood.
             supportive, stress-free homes?
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