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College Health Vocab

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1. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.






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






3. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






12. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






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






15. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






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






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






18. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






20. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






21. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apperance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavioral problems.






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






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






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






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