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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






9. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






10. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






11. Using a drug for fun or to get high.






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






13. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






14. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






15. Drugs that are legal.






16. 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.






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






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






19. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






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






23. Using a drug for fun or to get high.






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






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






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






27. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






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






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






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






31. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.






32. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.






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






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.






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






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






37. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






38. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Dependence on a drug






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






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






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






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