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College Health Vocab

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






2. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






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






5. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.






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






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






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






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






10. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.






11. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






12. 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.






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






14. Maintaining a positive outlook.






15. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






25. 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.






26. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






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






28. 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.






29. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






30. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.






41. 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.






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






43. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






44. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.






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






46. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.






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






48. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






50. Maintaining a positive outlook.