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College Health Vocab

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






2. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






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






5. Dependence on a drug






6. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.






7. 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.






8. Abnormal eating patterns (for example - vomiting - use of laxatives - extreme dieting) that may not fit the rigid diagnostic rules for anorexia or bulimia but affect quality of life.






9. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






10. 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.






11. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






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






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






14. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






15. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.






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






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






18. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






19. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.






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






21. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






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






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






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






25. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






26. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.






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






28. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






31. Drugs that are legal.






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






33. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






34. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






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






36. Birth defects.






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






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






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






40. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.






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






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






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






44. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






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






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






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






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






49. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






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