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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.






12. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.






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






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






22. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.






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






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






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






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






27. Drugs that speed up activity in the brain and the sympathetic nervous system.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal






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






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






49. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






50. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.







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