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College Health Vocab

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1. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






2. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






3. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






4. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.






5. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.






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






7. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






12. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






13. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






14. Long know to be invollved in moter activity and physical coordination; now understood to coordinate thinking processes - including decision mkakin and social skills .Undergoes dynamic growth and change during adolescence.






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






16. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.






17. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.






18. 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.






19. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.






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






21. Controls emotional responses and instinctual - 'gut' reactions. Adolescents appear to rely more heavily on this part of the brain to interpret situations than adults do.






22. A mood disorder in which a person - for no apparent reason - experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods - feelings of worthlessness - and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities






23. Birth defects.






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






25. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






27. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.






28. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.






29. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.






30. Birth defects.






31. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






33. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.






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






35. A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne infections. Blood and certain body fluids of all patients are considered potentially infectious for HIV and hepatitis B and C. Protective barriers - such as gloves - aprons - and pro






36. A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne infections. Blood and certain body fluids of all patients are considered potentially infectious for HIV and hepatitis B and C. Protective barriers - such as gloves - aprons - and pro






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






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






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






40. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






42. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.






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






44. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






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






46. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






47. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






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






50. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.