Sleep Smart
What is the recommended number of hours of sleep for adults?
What is 7–9 hours?
This nutrient-rich meal is known as the most important of the day.
What is breakfast?
True or False: Stress only affects your emotions.
What is False? (It affects your body, thoughts, and behavior too.)
What is mental health?
What is your emotional, psychological, and social well-being?
Drinking water can help improve your mood and energy.
Fact
True or False: Naps should be longer than an hour to be helpful.
What is False? (Best naps are 20–30 mins to avoid grogginess.)
What happens to your energy after eating lots of sugar?
What is an energy spike and then crash?
What hormone is released when you're stressed?
What is cortisol?
Mental health affects how we think, feel, and ___.
What is act?
Stress is always bad for you.
Myth (Some stress, called eustress, can motivate and improve performance.)
How long should you stop using screens before going to bed?
What is at least 30–60 minutes?
What’s one example of a “whole food”?
What is an unprocessed food like a fruit, vegetable, nut, or grain?
What part of your nervous system activates the “fight, flight, or freeze” response?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
What is “trauma”?
What is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience?
Mental health conditions are rare.
Myth (1 in 5 adults experience mental illness yearly.)
What is “sleep hygiene”?
What is the set of habits and practices that promote good sleep quality?
What’s the connection between your gut and your brain called?
What is the gut-brain axis?
What happens to your digestion when you're under stress?
What is it slows down or becomes irregular (nausea, stomach issues, etc.)?
How does untreated mental illness affect physical health?
What is it can lead to chronic stress, weakened immune system, fatigue, heart issues, etc.
Mental health stigma prevents people from seeking help.
Fact
What does the term “circadian rhythm” mean?
What is your body’s internal 24-hour clock that controls sleep and wake cycles?
What kind of foods help your gut health, which in turn supports mood?
What are probiotic or prebiotic foods? (e.g., yogurt, kimchi, bananas, garlic)
What does "burnout" mean in the context of stress?
What is emotional and physical exhaustion from prolonged stress, often related to work or caregiving?
What’s one myth about therapy?
What is “only crazy people go,” “it doesn’t work,” “it’s just talking,” etc.
Stress only affects your mind, not your body.
Myth