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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Inhalants
Placenta
Elective abortion
Route of administration
2. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Prenatal Care
Emotional Intelligence
corpus callosum
Body Image
3. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Schizophrenia
Eclampsia
Elective abortion
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
4. 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
Self-esteem
corpus callosum
Cesarean Section (C-section)
5. 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)
Universal Precautions
Fatty Liver
Major Depressive Disorder
6. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Ectopic pregnancy
Fatty Liver
Sterilization
affirmations
7. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
stress
Mental Disorder
Frontal Cortex
Amniotic sac
8. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Mental Disorder
Spermicide
addiction
Amniocentesis
9. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
stressors
Neonate
hostility
Purging
10. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
acute stress
stress response or fight or flight response
Phobia
Preeclampsia
11. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Female Athlete Triad
Vertical transmission
Diaphragm
Self-actualization
12. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
stress
Anxiety
Depression
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
13. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Spermicide
Stimulants
Latent Infection
stress response or fight or flight response
14. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Spontaneous abortion
Barrier methods
Spermicide
Vasectomy
15. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Major Depressive Disorder
Signs of addiction
Surgical abortion
16. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Teratogens
Optimism
Panic Attack
Instrumental use
17. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Self-esteem
Prepregnancy counseling
Spontaneous abortion
autonomic nervous system
18. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
corpus callosum
parasympathetic branch
stress
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
19. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Ultrasound
Illicit Drugs
Congenital abnormalities
Binge Drinking
20. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.
Body Image
Tubal ligation
Activity Disorder
distress
21. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Fatty Liver
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Activity Disorder
Cirrhosis
22. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
Ultrasound
Contraceptive sponge
hostility
Calorie Restriction
23. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Female Athlete Triad
chronic stress
Schizophrenia
Instrumental use
24. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Licit Drug
Prenatal Care
Psychoactive Drug
Endorphins
25. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Low birth weight
Psychoactive Drug
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders
26. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
addiction
corpus callosum
Frontal Cortex
Route of administration
27. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.
Addiction
Fertility awareness-based methods
Low birth weight
Female Athlete Triad
28. Newborn.
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Neonate
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Central nervous System Depressant
29. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Congenital abnormalities
Anxiety
Withdrawal
30. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
hostility
Surgical abortion
Ultrasound
cerebellum
31. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences
Fertility awareness-based methods
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Anorexia Nervosa
Signs of addiction
32. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Cirrhosis
Neurotransmitters
Opportunistic Infections
Vertical transmission
33. 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.
Psychoactive Drug
Muscle Dysmorphia
cerebellum
Activity Disorder
34. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Preeclampsia
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Inhalants
35. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Opioids
Cervical cap
Panic disorder
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
36. 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.
Stillbirth
Positive psychology
Bulimia Nervosa
distress
37. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
stress
Bipolar Disorder
Asthma
Central nervous System Depressant
38. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Placenta
Opioids
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Instrumental use
39. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Female Athlete Triad
Fertility awareness-based methods
Self-efficacy
Eating Disorders
40. Dependence on a drug
Addiction
Bipolar Disorder
Illicit Drugs
Nicotine
41. 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.
stressors
Microbicide
Vertical transmission
acute stress
42. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Endorphins
Intoxication
stress response or fight or flight response
chronic stress
43. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Infertility
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Asthma
Emergency contraception (EC)
44. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Latent Infection
Frontal Cortex
Muscle Dysmorphia
45. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
acute stress
eustress
Psychoactive drug
affirmations
46. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Diaphragm
sympathetic branch
stress
Muscle Dysmorphia
47. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Self-actualization
Psychoactive drug
Signs of addiction
48. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
eustress
Opioids
sympathetic branch
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
49. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Hallucinogens
Withdrawal
Preeclampsia
Opioids
50. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Universal Precautions
Prepregnancy counseling
Infertility