Healthy Habits
This “heart-healthy” diet is high in vegetables, whole grains, white meat, beans and nuts.
What is the Mediterranean diet
This is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community.
What is mental health
This Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and said: “I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day.”
Who is Lady Gaga
In this technique, you breathe in as you tense a muscle group and breathe out as you release it.
What is progressive muscle relaxation
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Common symptoms include: loss of interest in enjoyable activities, change in appetite, sleep disturbances, loss of energy, thoughts of death and suicide
What is depression
This liquid is beneficial for brain and body health and additionally helps to curb overeating
What is water
This term refers to anything you do to take care of yourself so you can stay physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy
What is self-care
This Olympic swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD at age 9 which made it hard for him to concentrate in school
Who is Michael Phelps
This type of coping strategy involves paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the surrounding environment in the present moment.
What is mindfulness
These symptoms are brief but overwhelming. The intensity of this symptom can go beyond normal limits. Common experiences include: fear that they are having a heart attack, breathing difficulties, or sweating
What is a panic attack
Consuming too much of this mineral causes an increase in BP and risk for heart disease
What is sodium
This term refers to being in the present, being aware of our thoughts and feelings in the moment. Brings us back to the present.
What is mindfulness
This Golden Globe winner, known for a wide variety of characters he created in the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, experienced poor mental health spanning over four decades before his death in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams
When a person seeks emotional or instrumental support from the community, they are engaging in what type of coping style
What is social coping (support-seeking)
This is a mental and physical reaction to perceived threats. In small doses it can be helpful. It can protect us from danger, and focus our attention on problems. However, when it is too severe, or occurs too frequently, it can be debilitating
What is anxiety
This is the minimum weekly recommendation for aerobic exercise in minutes
What is 150 minutes
This term refers to a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth.
This daytime talk show host and voice of an animated forgetful fish has opened up about her struggles with depression
Who is Ellen DeGeneres
This type of coping strategy allows us to express our feelings freely and honestly, without fear of judgment or criticism by putting our thoughts into words.
What is journaling
This is one of the tools your body uses to protect you from danger. When you feel threatened, this automatic response is triggered and several physiological changes occur
What is the fight or flight response
Doing relaxation exercises can help you manage this risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
What is stress
Mental health can be broken down further into three major components: cognitive health, ______ health, and behavioral health.
What is emotional health
Which actress won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a 1999 film directed by James Mangold that deals with various mental health conditions such as borderline personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia?
Who is Angelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted)
This type of coping strategy helps our bodies release endorphins, chemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers and mood elevators.
What is exercise
This disorder that develops when a person has experienced or witnessed a scary, shocking, terrifying, or dangerous event.
What is PTSD