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College Health Vocab

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






2. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.






3. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response






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






5. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






6. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






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






29. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.






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






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






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






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






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






35. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






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






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






38. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






39. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.






40. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Dependence on a drug






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






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






49. 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.






50. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.