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College Health Vocab

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1. Newborn.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Birth defects.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






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






19. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






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






21. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






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






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






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






25. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






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






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






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






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






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






31. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






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






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






36. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






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






39. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.






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






46. A mood disorder in which a person - for no apparent reason - experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods - feelings of worthlessness - and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities






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






48. Newborn.






49. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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







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