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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






6. Maintaining a positive outlook.






7. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.






8. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apperance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavioral problems.






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






10. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Drugs that are legal.






23. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.






24. Dependence on a drug






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






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






27. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






28. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.






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






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






31. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






33. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.






34. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.






35. 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.






36. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






37. Dependence on a drug






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






39. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






40. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.






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






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






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






44. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.






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






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






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






48. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






50. An extreme or rapid change in mood