DQ - CH4 - The Deepest Well

Discussion Questions

  1. In your own words, explain what you can remember about how the stress response system is supposed to work (no need to use medical terminology).

  2. In your own words, explain what you remember about what happens when the stress response system becomes dysregulated.

  3. When is it a good thing for the stress response system to cut off access to the pre-frontal cortex? You can use the author’s example of the bear in the woods if it helps to have an example.

  4. What are some of the effects of cortisol?

  5. What does an activated stress response system do to the immune system?

  6. What are the key factors that shield children from the negative effects of adverse experiences?