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College Health Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






4. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






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






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






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






9. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.






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






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






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






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






14. Substances that can cause physical damage or defects in the fetus - especially if they are present during the first trimester - when rapid development of body organs is occuring.






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






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






17. Newborn.






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






19. Dependence on a drug






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






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






29. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.






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






31. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






32. 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.






33. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.






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. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






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






37. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.






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






39. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Birth defects.






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






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






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






50. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood







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