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College Health Vocab

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1. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.






2. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.






3. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






4. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






5. According to the DSM-IV-TR - a pattern of behavior that is associated with distress (pain) aor disability (impairment in an important area of functioning - suchas school or work) or with significantly increased risk of suffering - death - pain - disa






6. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






7. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.






8. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.






9. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






10. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.






11. Drugs that are legal.






12. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal






13. According to the DSM-IV-TR - a pattern of behavior that is associated with distress (pain) aor disability (impairment in an important area of functioning - suchas school or work) or with significantly increased risk of suffering - death - pain - disa






14. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






15. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.






16. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.






17. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






18. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.






19. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.






20. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.






21. Relays information between the two hemispheres of the brain and is believed to play a role in creativity and problem solving. Grows and changes significantly during adolescense.






22. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.






23. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.






24. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.






25. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.






26. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






27. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






28. Birth defects.






29. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






30. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






31. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






32. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






33. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






34. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.






35. Using a drug for fun or to get high.






36. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.






37. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apparance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavior problems.






38. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






39. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






40. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.






41. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






42. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






43. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






44. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution






45. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.






46. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






47. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






48. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.






49. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apparance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavior problems.






50. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.