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College Health Vocab

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






2. 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.






3. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.






4. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






5. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






6. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






7. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






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






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






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






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






12. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






13. 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.






14. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






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






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






19. Substances that can cause physical damage or defects in the fetus - especially if they are present during the first trimester - when rapid development of body organs is occuring.






20. Newborn.






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






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






23. 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.






24. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.






25. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution






26. 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.






27. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.






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






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






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






35. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.






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






37. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






38. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.






39. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






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






41. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.






42. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.






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






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






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






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






47. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.






48. 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






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






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