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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
eustress
Anxiety
Neonate
2. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
chronic stress
Female Athlete Triad
distress
3. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Body Image
Stimulants
Cervical cap
Amniocentesis
4. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
Central nervous System Depressant
addiction
distress
Eclampsia
5. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Dysthymic Disorder
Amniocentesis
Purging
6. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Cirrhosis
Tubal ligation
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
7. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Placenta
Phobia
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
8. 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.
Stillbirth
Withdrawal
Optimism
hardiness
9. Newborn.
Elective abortion
Neonate
Ectopic pregnancy
Prepregnancy counseling
10. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
Drug Cocktails
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Phobia
Depressants
11. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Self-actualization
Signs of addiction
Amniocentesis
addiction
12. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
distress
Vertical transmission
Psychoactive drug
Diaphragm
13. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Signs of addiction
Self-actualization
Optimism
14. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
Surgical abortion
psychotherapy
Route of administration
15. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Drug
Schizophrenia
Cirrhosis
Alcoholic Hepatitis
16. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Vasectomy
Bulimia Nervosa
Inhalants
acute stress
17. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
Emphysema
Amniocentesis
eustress
Neonate
18. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
corpus callosum
Prenatal Care
addiction
Instrumental use
19. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
20. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Contraceptive sponge
Drug
Hallucinogens
Diaphragm
21. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Blackout/ Hangover
Depression
Hallucinogens
Bipolar Disorder
22. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Endorphins
Congenital abnormalities
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
23. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
homeostasis
Drug
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Cervical cap
24. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Mood changes
Depression
Body Image
Purging
25. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
stress
Withdrawal
Chronic Bronchitis
26. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
addiction
Frontal Cortex
Mood changes
Hallucinogens
27. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Spontaneous abortion
Vertical transmission
Labor
28. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Activity Disorder
parasympathetic branch
Spermicide
hardiness
29. 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.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Placenta
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Opioids
30. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Carbon Monoxide
Self-esteem
Phobia
Congenital abnormalities
31. Dependence on a drug
Frontal cortex
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Addiction
stress
32. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Contraceptive sponge
Mood changes
Drug Cocktails
Stillbirth
33. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Drug
Major Depressive Disorder
Asthma
Eclampsia
34. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
Fertility awareness-based methods
Vasectomy
hostility
eustress
35. 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
Bipolar Disorder
Mental Disorder
homeostasis
acute stress
36. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Psychoactive drug
Binge Drinking
Mood changes
corpus callosum
37. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Purging
Tubal ligation
Calorie Restriction
Spontaneous abortion
38. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Frontal Cortex
Stimulants
Endorphins
Purging
39. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.
Purging
Opportunistic Infections
Intoxication
Infertility
40. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
Nicotine
Amniotic sac
Recreational use
Barrier methods
41. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Surgical abortion
Medical abortion
acute stress
stress response or fight or flight response
42. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
Eclampsia
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Microbicide
Positive psychology
43. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Eclampsia
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Depressants
44. 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
Depressants
Inhalants
Route of administration
Universal Precautions
45. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Endorphins
Preeclampsia
Major Depressive Disorder
Dysthymic Disorder
46. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Schizophrenia
acute stress
Positive psychology
Labor
47. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Congenital abnormalities
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Positive psychology
Withdrawal
48. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
Anorexia Nervosa
Central nervous System Depressant
Amniotic sac
Intrauterine device (IUD)
49. Newborn.
corpus callosum
Barrier methods
Phobia
Neonate
50. 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.
chronic stress
Microbicide
Stimulants
relaxation response