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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Endorphins
Optimism
Teratogens
addiction
2. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Panic disorder
Instrumental use
Ultrasound
Eating Disorders
3. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences
Body Image
Self-efficacy
Tubal ligation
Signs of addiction
4. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Blackout/ Hangover
Self-efficacy
Calorie Restriction
Instrumental use
5. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Panic Attack
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Neonate
Bulimia Nervosa
6. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Anorexia Nervosa
Neurotransmitters
Withdrawal
Elective abortion
7. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Chronic Bronchitis
Blackout/ Hangover
Mood changes
Amniocentesis
8. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Stimulants
Illicit Drugs
Elective abortion
Mood changes
9. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Psychoactive drug
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
chronic stress
hostility
10. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Self-actualization
Eating Disorders
Recreational use
Licit Drug
11. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apperance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavioral problems.
Optimism
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Elective abortion
Fertility awareness-based methods
12. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Drug
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Prenatal Care
13. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
corpus callosum
Binge-Eating Disorder
Nicotine
Self-efficacy
14. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Psychoactive Drug
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Anxiety
15. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Amniocentesis
Phobia
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
chronic stress
16. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
cerebellum
Spermicide
Frontal Cortex
17. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Panic disorder
Prenatal Care
Signs of addiction
18. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Psychoactive Drug
Dysthymic Disorder
Universal Precautions
Intoxication
19. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Ultrasound
Binge-Eating Disorder
autonomic nervous system
homeostasis
20. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Barrier methods
Phobia
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Microbicide
21. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
stress response or fight or flight response
autonomic nervous system
Purging
Ectopic pregnancy
22. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Contraceptive sponge
Intoxication
autonomic nervous system
Sterilization
23. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Dysthymic Disorder
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Prenatal Care
Contraceptive sponge
24. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
Self-efficacy
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Panic Attack
hostility
25. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Body Image
Signs of addiction
Diaphragm
Psychoactive drug
26. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Preeclampsia
Teratogens
Spermicide
Female Athlete Triad
27. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.
Amniocentesis
Cirrhosis
Opportunistic Infections
Depressants
28. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Placenta
Amniocentesis
Inhalants
Activity Disorder
29. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Teratogens
Inhalants
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Sterilization
30. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
Hallucinogens
Latent Infection
Panic Attack
Cesarean Section (C-section)
31. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Recreational use
Self-esteem
Panic Attack
Spermicide
32. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Emotional Intelligence
Binge Drinking
Eating Disorders
Teratogens
33. Birth defects.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Congenital abnormalities
cerebellum
34. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
Amniocentesis
Self-esteem
hardiness
Hallucinogens
35. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
Vasectomy
Schizophrenia
general adaptation syndrome
Amniocentesis
36. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Congenital abnormalities
Resilience
Optimism
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
37. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Depressants
Nicotine
Amniocentesis
38. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
Hallucinogens
parasympathetic branch
Emergency contraception (EC)
39. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
Addiction
stress response or fight or flight response
homeostasis
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
40. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
distress
Psychoactive Drug
Emphysema
Signs of addiction
41. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.
Panic Attack
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Illicit Drugs
Depressants
42. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Opioids
Sterilization
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Optimism
43. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Labor
Instrumental use
Frontal cortex
44. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
Hallucinogens
Bulimia Nervosa
Self-actualization
sympathetic branch
45. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Neonate
chronic stress
Recreational use
stress
46. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.
Self-efficacy
Addiction
Amniotic sac
Self-actualization
47. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.
Opportunistic Infections
Ultrasound
Calorie Restriction
distress
48. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Bipolar Disorder
Spontaneous abortion
Panic disorder
Central nervous System Depressant
49. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.
Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Drinking
sympathetic branch
Mental Disorder
50. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Major Depressive Disorder
Infertility
Cervical cap
Opioids
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