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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






4. Newborn.






5. 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.






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






7. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






9. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






10. 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.






11. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






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






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






15. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






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






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






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






19. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






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






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






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






23. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






24. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apparance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavior problems.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






30. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.






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






32. Birth defects.






33. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






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






35. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






36. 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






37. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






45. An extreme or rapid change in mood






46. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






48. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






50. 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.