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College Health Vocab

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






2. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






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






4. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.






5. Newborn.






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






7. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. Newborn.






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






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






16. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






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






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






19. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






20. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






21. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






22. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






23. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apparance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavior problems.






24. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.






25. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






27. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






30. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






31. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






40. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.






41. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






42. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






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






46. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






47. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response






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






49. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.






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