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College Health Vocab

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1. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






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






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






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






5. Dependence on a drug






6. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






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






9. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






10. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.






11. 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.






12. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.






19. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.






20. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.






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






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






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






24. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






25. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






26. 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.






27. An extreme or rapid change in mood






28. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






29. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






30. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.






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






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






33. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






34. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






36. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






37. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






40. 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






41. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






42. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.






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






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






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






46. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.






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






48. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






50. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.