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College Health Vocab

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






2. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.






3. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.






4. Newborn.






5. 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.






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






7. Effective style of coping with stress - characterized by a tendency to view life evenets as challenges rather than threats - a commitment to meaningful activities - and a sense of being in control.






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






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






10. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.






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






12. 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.






13. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






15. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






16. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.






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






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






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






20. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






21. Counseling before conception that may include an evaluation of current health behaviors and health status - recommendations for improving health - and treatment of any existing conditions that might increase risk.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Drugs that are legal.






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






29. Birth defects.






30. 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






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






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






33. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






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