Mental Health Basics
Emotions & Self
Stress & Coping
Fitness & Exercise
Nutrition & Wellness
100

This aspect of health deals with your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

What is mental & emotional health?

100

How you see yourself — your looks, actions, skills, and weaknesses.

What is self-image?

100

Anything that causes stress.

What is a stressor?

100

Light activity done before a workout to prepare the body.

What is a warm-up?

100

Your body’s main source of energy, found in foods like bread and fruit.

What is a carbohydrate?

200

A severe condition that interferes with daily life and functioning.

What is a mental illness?

200

How you feel about yourself.

What is self-esteem?

200

The body’s automatic reaction to danger.

What is the fight-or-flight response?

200

Holding a position without moving to build strength (like a plank).

What is an isometric exercise?

200

Nutrient that builds and repairs muscle tissue.

What is protein?

300

This disorder involves extreme or unrealistic fear or dread.

What is an anxiety disorder?

300

The ability to recognize and manage your emotions and those of others.

What is emotional intelligence (EI)?

300

A short-term stress that lasts only a few hours.

What is an acute stressor?

300

When progress stalls despite consistent training.

What is a plateau?

300

Calories your body burns at rest just to stay alive.

What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?

400

This condition causes alternating high and low moods.

What is bipolar disorder?

400

Being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

What is empathy?

400

A coping strategy that involves imagining a peaceful scene.

What is visualization?

400

Exercises that involve explosive movement, like box jumps.

What is plyometrics?

400

The total calories you burn each day, including movement and exercise.

What is TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure)?

500

A false belief or mark of shame about mental illness.

What is stigma?

500

The ability to bounce back from challenges or trauma.

What is resilience?

500

The relaxation method that includes tensing and releasing muscles.

What is progressive muscle relaxation?

500

Alternating periods of high-intensity work and rest.

What is interval training?

500

Foods that have been changed from their natural form, often high in sugar or fat.

What are processed foods?