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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.






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






14. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






15. 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.






16. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.






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






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






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






20. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.






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






22. Maintaining a positive outlook.






23. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






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






25. 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.






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






27. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






29. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.






30. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.






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






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






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






34. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






35. 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.






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






37. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






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






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