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College Health Vocab

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






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






3. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






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






12. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.






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






14. 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.






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






16. Drugs that are legal.






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.






38. 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.






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






40. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






48. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






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






50. 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.