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College Health Vocab

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1. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






4. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.






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






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






7. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






8. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Dependence on a drug






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






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






20. 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.






21. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.






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






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






38. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






39. Drugs that are legal.






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






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






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






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






44. Birth defects.






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






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






47. 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






48. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.






49. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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