Theories of Health
Nutrition
Weight and Fitness
Stress and Sleep
Mental Health
100

This model of health focuses on the individual and how their place in society determines and impacts their health

What is the public health model or socioecological model? 

100

These are the four macronutrients.

What are Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Water

100

________% of people in the US are either overweight or obese

What is 70%


About 33% are overweight, 37% are obese

100

The average adult needs this many hours of sleep each night

What is 7-9 hours
100

This is the overall way that we think, feel, relate, and exist in our day to day lives, and includes our thoughts, perceptions, emotions, behaviors, relationships.

What is mental health

200

These are the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status

What are determinants of health? 

200

This is a physiological response that prompts us to seek food for the energy and nutrients our bodies need to function

What is hunger

200

To lose one pound, you must burn off this many calories

What is 3500

200

This is any real or perceived physical, social, or psychological event or stimulus that causes our bodies to react or respond

What is a stressor

200

This mental disorder is caused by a biological disease of the brain, and usually appears during the late teens/early 20s for men, or late 20s/early 30s for women. 

What is schizophrenia

300

_________ takes into account physical, social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and environmental factors of health

What is wellness? 

300

These micronutrients are essential for body functions like growth, oxygen flow, and bone strength.

What are vitamins and minerals

300

This is the balance of health related attributes that allow you to perform moderate to vigorous physical activity on a regular basis and complete daily tasks without fatigue


What is physical fitness

300

This type of sleep is characterized by vivid dreams and eye movement. People are unable to move their bodies beyond the essential functions (sleeping, heart rate) during this stage. Your brain also processes and stories memories during this stage. 

What is REM (rapid eye movement) sleep

300

This common group of disorders cause prolonged, intense feelings of threat, worry, or fear that do not go away and/or worsen over time

What are anxiety disorders

400

This US government initiative has five goals: 

  • Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death;

  • Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups;

  • Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and

  • Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

What is Healthy People 2020?

400

People who do not have stable access to healthy, safe food are considered to be ____________. This affects about 14% of American households.

What is food insecure

400

These two hormones regulate hunger

What is leptin and ghrelin

Ghrelin determines appetite - what will you eat, how much, how full do you feel

Leptin regulates appetite - can increase or decrease appetite

400

This type of stress is positive, and can cause us to seek opportunities for growth or change.

What is eustress

400

This is any act of intentional harm on one’s own body to cope with negative emotions, such as cutting, burning, bruising, picking


What is self harm

500

This model of behavior change states that people move through the following set stages of behavior change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination

What is the Transtheoretical Model?

500

These are substances that protect against oxidative stress caused by free radicals. They are often found in dark colored fruits and vegetables, like blueberries or spinach.

What are antioxidants

500

This principle is used to design exercise programs, and includes how often you exercise, how long you exercise for, and the type and intensity of the exercise. 

What is the FITT principle

Frequency, Intensity, Type, Time

500

This common sleep disorder happens when the body's airways are obstructed during sleep, causing snoring, gasping, or period of 10+ second where the body stops breathing altogether.

What is sleep apnea

500

This theory states that we cannot reach high levels of self esteem or self actualization without first managing physiological needs like food, safety, and shelter.

What is Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs