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College Health Vocab

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






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






3. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.






9. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.






10. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






11. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






12. Birth defects.






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






14. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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






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






20. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






22. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






37. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






38. 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.






39. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






40. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.






41. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






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






43. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






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






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






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






47. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






48. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






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