Mental Health Basics
This aspect of health deals with your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
What is mental & emotional health?
How you see yourself — your looks, actions, skills, and weaknesses.
What is self-image?
Anything that causes stress.
What is a stressor?
Light activity done before a workout to prepare the body.
What is a warm-up?
Your body’s main source of energy, found in foods like bread and fruit.
What is a carbohydrate?
A severe condition that interferes with daily life and functioning.
What is a mental illness?
How you feel about yourself.
What is self-esteem?
The body’s automatic reaction to danger.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
Holding a position without moving to build strength (like a plank).
What is an isometric exercise?
Nutrient that builds and repairs muscle tissue.
What is protein?
This disorder involves extreme or unrealistic fear or dread.
What is an anxiety disorder?
The ability to recognize and manage your emotions and those of others.
What is emotional intelligence (EI)?
A short-term stress that lasts only a few hours.
What is an acute stressor?
When progress stalls despite consistent training.
What is a plateau?
Calories your body burns at rest just to stay alive.
What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
This condition causes alternating high and low moods.
What is bipolar disorder?
Being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.
What is empathy?
A coping strategy that involves imagining a peaceful scene.
What is visualization?
Exercises that involve explosive movement, like box jumps.
What is plyometrics?
The total calories you burn each day, including movement and exercise.
What is TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure)?
A false belief or mark of shame about mental illness.
What is stigma?
The ability to bounce back from challenges or trauma.
What is resilience?
The relaxation method that includes tensing and releasing muscles.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Alternating periods of high-intensity work and rest.
What is interval training?
Foods that have been changed from their natural form, often high in sugar or fat.
What are processed foods?