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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Spermicide
psychotherapy
Fertility awareness-based methods
Muscle Dysmorphia
2. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
homeostasis
Drug Cocktails
Self-efficacy
hostility
3. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Dysthymic Disorder
Psychoactive Drug
Amygdala
Positive psychology
4. Effective style of coping with stress - characterized by a tendency to view life evenets as challenges rather than threats - a commitment to meaningful activities - and a sense of being in control.
Emotional Intelligence
hardiness
Self-actualization
Positive psychology
5. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.
Chronic Bronchitis
Route of administration
acute stress
Tar
6. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and repeated episodes of binge eating usually followed by purging in the form of self-induced vomiting - misuse of diuretics or laxatives - excessive exercising - or fasting.
Preeclampsia
Bulimia Nervosa
affirmations
Muscle Dysmorphia
7. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
stress
Emphysema
Mood changes
Vasectomy
8. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Positive psychology
Infertility
Psychoactive drug
9. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
Phobia
Placenta
Panic Attack
sympathetic branch
10. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Sterilization
Blackout/ Hangover
11. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Activity Disorder
Optimism
Illicit Drugs
Dysthymic Disorder
12. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Self-esteem
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Drug
13. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Elective abortion
Panic disorder
Muscle Dysmorphia
Inhalants
14. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
stress
Cervical cap
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Positive psychology
15. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Withdrawal
Prenatal Care
Tubal ligation
Eating Disorders
16. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
Panic disorder
Central nervous System Depressant
Psychoactive Drug
Muscle Dysmorphia
17. Dependence on a drug
Addiction
Disordered Eating Behaviors
cerebellum
Panic disorder
18. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
Licit Drug
Psychoactive Drug
affirmations
19. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Low birth weight
Bipolar Disorder
Body Image
Inhalants
20. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Schizophrenia
Phobia
Preeclampsia
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
21. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Addiction
Stillbirth
addiction
Activity Disorder
22. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Cirrhosis
Amniocentesis
Inhalants
Cervical cap
23. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Optimism
Psychoactive Drug
parasympathetic branch
Purging
24. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
Ultrasound
Microbicide
Teratogens
Mood changes
25. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Drug Cocktails
Medical abortion
Fertility awareness-based methods
26. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Spontaneous abortion
Cervical cap
Teratogens
Dysthymic Disorder
27. 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.
Frontal Cortex
Opportunistic Infections
sympathetic branch
corpus callosum
28. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Emotional Intelligence
distress
Illicit Drugs
Schizophrenia
29. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
relaxation response
Emphysema
Bulimia Nervosa
affirmations
30. 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.
Amygdala
Diaphragm
Infertility
corpus callosum
31. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Depression
Muscle Dysmorphia
Anxiety
Signs of addiction
32. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
Intoxication
cerebellum
sympathetic branch
33. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Depressants
parasympathetic branch
hostility
Illicit Drugs
34. Drugs that are legal.
Bipolar Disorder
Addiction
Licit Drug
Fatty Liver
35. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.
Female Athlete Triad
Nicotine
Prenatal Care
Licit Drug
36. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Bipolar Disorder
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Vasectomy
37. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
cerebellum
Placenta
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Blackout/ Hangover
38. 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
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Low birth weight
Major Depressive Disorder
Carbon Monoxide
39. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Inhalants
Licit Drug
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
40. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Route of administration
Hallucinogens
Carbon Monoxide
41. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Contraceptive sponge
Carbon Monoxide
Emphysema
Amygdala
42. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Positive psychology
Illicit Drugs
Schizophrenia
autonomic nervous system
43. Newborn.
Amniocentesis
Infertility
Neonate
Frontal cortex
44. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Carbon Monoxide
Disordered Eating Behaviors
homeostasis
Schizophrenia
45. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Positive psychology
psychotherapy
Emotional Intelligence
Blackout/ Hangover
46. 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
stress response or fight or flight response
Mental Disorder
Frontal Cortex
Emphysema
47. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Nicotine
Depressants
Recreational use
hostility
48. Counseling before conception that may include an evaluation of current health behaviors and health status - recommendations for improving health - and treatment of any existing conditions that might increase risk.
Withdrawal
Purging
Prepregnancy counseling
Mood changes
49. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
relaxation response
Psychoactive Drug
Positive psychology
Mood changes
50. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.
addiction
Endorphins
Activity Disorder
Emotional Intelligence