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College Health Vocab

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






2. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






10. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






11. 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.






12. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.






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






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






15. Drugs that are legal.






16. Dependence on a drug






17. 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






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






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






20. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






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






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






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






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






25. Counseling before conception that may include an evaluation of current health behaviors and health status - recommendations for improving health - and treatment of any existing conditions that might increase risk.






26. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.






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






28. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.






29. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.






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






31. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






32. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






33. 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.






34. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.






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






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






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






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






39. Maintaining a positive outlook.






40. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.






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






42. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






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






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






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






46. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






47. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






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






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






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