Page 46 - Course 3 Neurobiology Series Part 1 Brain Best

Questions for Unit 6: Brain Best
Brain Needs Answers

1. The 3 main categories of needs are:
1. What happens to the brain and body when our needs are met well?
➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),

➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)
2. What does ‘DOSE’ stand for? Can you name these four ‘Feel Good
➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and
Chemicals’?
the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).

3.
Can you describe each of the ‘Feel Good Chemicals’ and their role?
2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right
temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).

4. What happens when our needs are met regularly over time? (make
3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,
reference to the Balance of Life model and yellow lenses).
level of interest.

4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;
When we say someone is ‘free’, what do we mean?
5.
liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important

part of the group; feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling

listened to and understood.