How Stress Affects Your Brain

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Physical Education
Health Education

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Stress isn’t always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you’re playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it’s continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. in this TedEd video, Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes.

Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 10 - Health Education

HE19.HE.1.2

Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health.

Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 09-12 - Beginning Kinesiology - Level 1

PE19.BK1.3.1

Explain the benefits of a physically active lifestyle as it relates to preparation for college and/or a career.

Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 09-12 - Beginning Kinesiology - Level 1

PE19.BK1.3.12

Identify healthy stress-management strategies.

Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 09-12 - Beginning Kinesiology - Level 2

PE19.BK2.3.12

Apply healthy stress-management techniques.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Ted Ed

License Type

Public Domain

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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