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College Health Vocab

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






2. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






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






5. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






6. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Dependence on a drug






22. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






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






25. A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne infections. Blood and certain body fluids of all patients are considered potentially infectious for HIV and hepatitis B and C. Protective barriers - such as gloves - aprons - and pro






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






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






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






29. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.






30. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






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






42. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






43. 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.






44. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






45. 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.






46. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






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






48. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.






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






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