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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Placenta
Calorie Restriction
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Psychoactive drug
2. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Self-actualization
Eating Disorders
eustress
Infertility
3. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Stillbirth
Barrier methods
Preeclampsia
Disordered Eating Behaviors
4. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Amniocentesis
Calorie Restriction
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Panic Attack
5. 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.
Self-actualization
Bulimia Nervosa
Panic Attack
Blackout/ Hangover
6. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
autonomic nervous system
psychotherapy
Opportunistic Infections
homeostasis
7. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Infertility
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Anorexia Nervosa
Ultrasound
8. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Latent Infection
hardiness
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
9. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Body Image
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
autonomic nervous system
Placenta
10. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.
Recreational use
affirmations
Prenatal Care
Self-efficacy
11. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Low birth weight
Addiction
Universal Precautions
Labor
12. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Endorphins
Bipolar Disorder
Stillbirth
Positive psychology
13. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
addiction
Resilience
Drug Cocktails
Binge Drinking
14. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Resilience
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Chronic Bronchitis
15. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Inhalants
Female Athlete Triad
Ultrasound
Disordered Eating Behaviors
16. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Body Image
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Amniotic sac
sympathetic branch
17. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Prenatal Care
Placenta
Withdrawal
Medical abortion
18. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
stress response or fight or flight response
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
19. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Barrier methods
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Bipolar Disorder
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
20. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Major Depressive Disorder
stress
addiction
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
21. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Hallucinogens
chronic stress
Cervical cap
affirmations
22. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Eating Disorders
Eclampsia
Emotional Intelligence
23. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Panic disorder
Positive psychology
homeostasis
Amniocentesis
24. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
eustress
Opportunistic Infections
Sterilization
Fatty Liver
25. 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.
cerebellum
Prenatal Care
Ultrasound
hostility
26. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Surgical abortion
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Recreational use
Low birth weight
27. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.
stressors
stressors
Binge Drinking
Tar
28. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Contraceptive sponge
Emergency contraception (EC)
Psychoactive Drug
Stillbirth
29. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
affirmations
Purging
Emotional Intelligence
Phobia
30. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Labor
Infertility
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
31. 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
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
distress
Mental Disorder
Infertility
32. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.
affirmations
Diaphragm
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Psychoactive drug
33. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.
Panic Attack
Binge Drinking
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Diaphragm
34. 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.
Endorphins
Psychoactive drug
Teratogens
affirmations
35. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
stress
Cirrhosis
Instrumental use
36. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
hardiness
Ultrasound
Congenital abnormalities
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
37. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Asthma
Muscle Dysmorphia
Psychoactive drug
Contraceptive sponge
38. 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.
stress
corpus callosum
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
39. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Infertility
Emergency contraception (EC)
Universal Precautions
Spermicide
40. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Inhalants
Infertility
Binge-Eating Disorder
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
41. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Opioids
Frontal cortex
Eclampsia
Cervical cap
42. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Self-esteem
Asthma
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
psychotherapy
43. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Major Depressive Disorder
Panic disorder
affirmations
Frontal cortex
44. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Optimism
Calorie Restriction
Anorexia Nervosa
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
45. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Cirrhosis
Binge-Eating Disorder
Frontal cortex
cerebellum
46. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
Drug Cocktails
Barrier methods
Anxiety
Stillbirth
47. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Self-efficacy
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Hallucinogens
48. Dependence on a drug
Addiction
Major Depressive Disorder
Self-efficacy
Barrier methods
49. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Schizophrenia
Endorphins
Self-esteem
Fatty Liver
50. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Stillbirth
stressors
Female Athlete Triad
Congenital abnormalities