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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Blackout/ Hangover
distress
Neurotransmitters
2. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Asthma
Activity Disorder
Spermicide
Latent Infection
3. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.
Medical abortion
Self-efficacy
hostility
Carbon Monoxide
4. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
Binge-Eating Disorder
psychotherapy
eustress
sympathetic branch
5. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Central nervous System Depressant
Anxiety
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Depression
6. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Contraceptive sponge
Tubal ligation
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
7. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
addiction
Spermicide
Contraceptive sponge
distress
8. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
chronic stress
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Ectopic pregnancy
Disordered Eating Behaviors
9. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
Emphysema
Positive psychology
Blackout/ Hangover
Recreational use
10. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Resilience
Self-esteem
Carbon Monoxide
relaxation response
11. Dependence on a drug
acute stress
Addiction
Cervical cap
Tubal ligation
12. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Emotional Intelligence
Calorie Restriction
Labor
Opportunistic Infections
13. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Nicotine
Placenta
Spermicide
Prepregnancy counseling
14. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
relaxation response
parasympathetic branch
Panic disorder
Mental Disorder
15. 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.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Opioids
Emotional Intelligence
Universal Precautions
16. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Contraceptive sponge
Mental Disorder
psychotherapy
Vertical transmission
17. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Inhalants
Dysthymic Disorder
Illicit Drugs
Female Athlete Triad
18. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Tar
autonomic nervous system
Schizophrenia
19. 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.
Amygdala
Ectopic pregnancy
relaxation response
Endorphins
20. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.
Muscle Dysmorphia
Endorphins
Drug
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
21. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Prenatal Care
Self-efficacy
general adaptation syndrome
Psychoactive Drug
22. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Contraceptive sponge
Recreational use
Congenital abnormalities
Muscle Dysmorphia
23. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
Nicotine
Drug Cocktails
Bulimia Nervosa
Emotional Intelligence
24. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Inhalants
Anorexia Nervosa
homeostasis
25. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Stillbirth
Nicotine
Binge-Eating Disorder
Neurotransmitters
26. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Emphysema
Resilience
Panic Attack
Surgical abortion
27. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Amniotic sac
addiction
Spermicide
28. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Eclampsia
Depression
Medical abortion
Calorie Restriction
29. 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
Mental Disorder
Prenatal Care
Activity Disorder
Endorphins
30. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Spontaneous abortion
Female Athlete Triad
Spermicide
Low birth weight
31. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
Muscle Dysmorphia
homeostasis
Schizophrenia
Route of administration
32. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Recreational use
Blackout/ Hangover
Drug Cocktails
Prenatal Care
33. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Carbon Monoxide
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Anorexia Nervosa
Placenta
34. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Female Athlete Triad
Preeclampsia
Endorphins
Phobia
35. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Mood changes
Low birth weight
Resilience
Positive psychology
36. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
chronic stress
chronic stress
Prenatal Care
Elective abortion
37. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
hardiness
Fatty Liver
stress
Cirrhosis
38. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
corpus callosum
Mood changes
Intoxication
Microbicide
39. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Psychoactive Drug
Ultrasound
Central nervous System Depressant
Medical abortion
40. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
parasympathetic branch
Ultrasound
Anxiety
Anorexia Nervosa
41. Dependence on a drug
Resilience
Addiction
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Drinking
42. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Blackout/ Hangover
Withdrawal
Eating Disorders
Microbicide
43. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
distress
Phobia
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
stress response or fight or flight response
44. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
eustress
Body Image
Teratogens
Eclampsia
45. Birth defects.
Hallucinogens
Congenital abnormalities
Medical abortion
Opioids
46. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Anxiety
Psychoactive drug
Route of administration
47. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
Anorexia Nervosa
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Congenital abnormalities
Emphysema
48. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.
Eclampsia
Alcoholic Hepatitis
corpus callosum
Medical abortion
49. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Dysthymic Disorder
Psychoactive drug
Preeclampsia
Anorexia Nervosa
50. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Labor
Activity Disorder
acute stress
Drug