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College Health Vocab

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1. Newborn.






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






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






4. 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






5. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






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






7. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






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






9. Drugs that are legal.






10. Maintaining a positive outlook.






11. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






14. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.






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






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






17. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.






18. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






19. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






20. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.






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






22. 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.






23. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.






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






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






26. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.






27. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






28. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.






29. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.






30. 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.






31. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






32. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.






33. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






34. Substances that can cause physical damage or defects in the fetus - especially if they are present during the first trimester - when rapid development of body organs is occuring.






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






36. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






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






38. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






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






40. Abnormal eating patterns (for example - vomiting - use of laxatives - extreme dieting) that may not fit the rigid diagnostic rules for anorexia or bulimia but affect quality of life.






41. Dependence on a drug






42. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






43. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






44. 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.






45. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response






46. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






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






48. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.






49. Birth defects.






50. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.