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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






8. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






26. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






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






28. An extreme or rapid change in mood






29. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






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






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






32. Birth defects.






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






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






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






36. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






37. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






39. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






40. Drugs that are legal.






41. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






48. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.






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






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