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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Birth defects.






6. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






14. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






24. 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.






25. Compound or chemical in the form of a cream - gel - or suppository that would kill microorganisms and that could be applied topically to the vagina or rectum before intercourse - reducing the risk of STD transmission.






26. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






27. 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.






28. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.






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






30. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






31. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.






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






33. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






34. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






35. 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.






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






37. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






39. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






41. 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






42. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.






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






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






45. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






46. Birth defects.






47. 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.






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.






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






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