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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
relaxation response
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Binge-Eating Disorder
2. 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
Fatty Liver
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Mental Disorder
3. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Dysthymic Disorder
Frontal cortex
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Asthma
4. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
distress
Schizophrenia
Calorie Restriction
Teratogens
5. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Purging
Resilience
Prenatal Care
6. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Contraceptive sponge
Mood changes
Route of administration
Alcoholic Hepatitis
7. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Tubal ligation
Anxiety
Licit Drug
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
8. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Surgical abortion
Amniotic sac
Optimism
Resilience
9. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Neurotransmitters
Elective abortion
Panic disorder
Body Image
10. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
general adaptation syndrome
hardiness
Opportunistic Infections
Low birth weight
11. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
relaxation response
Congenital abnormalities
Placenta
Cervical cap
12. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.
cerebellum
Muscle Dysmorphia
Self-efficacy
Diaphragm
13. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Activity Disorder
Ectopic pregnancy
Intoxication
Binge-Eating Disorder
14. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
homeostasis
Vertical transmission
hostility
Psychoactive Drug
15. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Binge Drinking
Anxiety
Purging
Cirrhosis
16. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Asthma
acute stress
Psychoactive Drug
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
17. 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.
Amygdala
Panic disorder
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Recreational use
18. 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.
corpus callosum
Licit Drug
Vertical transmission
Nicotine
19. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
stress
autonomic nervous system
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
20. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Emotional Intelligence
Depression
Ultrasound
Opportunistic Infections
21. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Dysthymic Disorder
Psychoactive Drug
Self-esteem
22. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Signs of addiction
stress
Stillbirth
Binge Drinking
23. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Frontal cortex
Placenta
Contraceptive sponge
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
24. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
corpus callosum
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
affirmations
psychotherapy
25. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Endorphins
Prepregnancy counseling
Body Image
Bulimia Nervosa
26. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.
Route of administration
Anxiety
Binge Drinking
Amniotic sac
27. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
autonomic nervous system
psychotherapy
Dysthymic Disorder
stress
28. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Depression
autonomic nervous system
Activity Disorder
stress response or fight or flight response
29. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
corpus callosum
Opioids
Teratogens
Vasectomy
30. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Mood changes
Fertility awareness-based methods
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Eating Disorders
31. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
general adaptation syndrome
parasympathetic branch
Surgical abortion
Recreational use
32. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
stress
Recreational use
Cervical cap
Labor
33. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
stress
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Intoxication
Barrier methods
34. Newborn.
Neonate
relaxation response
Phobia
Prenatal Care
35. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Stillbirth
Optimism
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Withdrawal
36. Drugs that are legal.
Licit Drug
Tubal ligation
Preeclampsia
affirmations
37. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Binge-Eating Disorder
Preeclampsia
38. 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.
cerebellum
Recreational use
Opportunistic Infections
Low birth weight
39. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Activity Disorder
Amniocentesis
40. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Route of administration
Panic disorder
Opioids
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
41. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
Intoxication
parasympathetic branch
Mood changes
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
42. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Medical abortion
relaxation response
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
43. 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
Stillbirth
Universal Precautions
Drug
Self-efficacy
44. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
distress
Bipolar Disorder
Emphysema
Surgical abortion
45. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Neurotransmitters
Opportunistic Infections
Spermicide
Tar
46. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
hostility
Intrauterine device (IUD)
eustress
Depressants
47. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Vasectomy
Ultrasound
Elective abortion
Eating Disorders
48. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
stress response or fight or flight response
parasympathetic branch
Binge Drinking
Depressants
49. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Barrier methods
Contraceptive sponge
Major Depressive Disorder
50. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
Illicit Drugs
Panic disorder
Universal Precautions
Hallucinogens