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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Optimism
Drug
Psychoactive drug
autonomic nervous system
2. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Asthma
Emergency contraception (EC)
sympathetic branch
Fertility awareness-based methods
3. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Amygdala
Blackout/ Hangover
Tar
4. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
homeostasis
Bipolar Disorder
acute stress
5. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Bulimia Nervosa
Eclampsia
Drug Cocktails
Resilience
6. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
Amniotic sac
Schizophrenia
Central nervous System Depressant
Placenta
7. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Endorphins
Infertility
Frontal cortex
Depressants
8. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Bulimia Nervosa
acute stress
Resilience
Hallucinogens
9. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
cerebellum
Self-esteem
Cervical cap
Purging
10. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
parasympathetic branch
Addiction
Ultrasound
Sterilization
11. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
addiction
Drug Cocktails
hostility
Emotional Intelligence
12. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Activity Disorder
Sterilization
Spermicide
Bipolar Disorder
13. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
Frontal cortex
Intoxication
Ultrasound
Amniocentesis
14. 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
Fatty Liver
Psychoactive Drug
Major Depressive Disorder
Ultrasound
15. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Blackout/ Hangover
psychotherapy
Spermicide
affirmations
16. Birth defects.
Congenital abnormalities
Eclampsia
Prenatal Care
Ectopic pregnancy
17. 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.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Binge-Eating Disorder
Endorphins
distress
18. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Panic disorder
Resilience
relaxation response
affirmations
19. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Universal Precautions
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Congenital abnormalities
20. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.
Dysthymic Disorder
Opportunistic Infections
Anxiety
Tubal ligation
21. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and repeated episodes of binge eating usually followed by purging in the form of self-induced vomiting - misuse of diuretics or laxatives - excessive exercising - or fasting.
Depression
Emergency contraception (EC)
Bulimia Nervosa
Withdrawal
22. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Eating Disorders
distress
affirmations
Sterilization
23. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Anxiety
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Spermicide
corpus callosum
24. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Surgical abortion
Self-esteem
Contraceptive sponge
Microbicide
25. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Optimism
Carbon Monoxide
Intoxication
Cervical cap
26. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Frontal cortex
Withdrawal
Psychoactive drug
Addiction
27. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Ectopic pregnancy
Elective abortion
Anorexia Nervosa
28. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Surgical abortion
Self-esteem
Drug Cocktails
29. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Dysthymic Disorder
Barrier methods
30. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Signs of addiction
homeostasis
Depression
Withdrawal
31. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Elective abortion
Muscle Dysmorphia
Self-efficacy
32. 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
Purging
Eating Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder
Intrauterine device (IUD)
33. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
addiction
Drug
Binge-Eating Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
34. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Resilience
Spermicide
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Psychoactive drug
35. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.
Eclampsia
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Muscle Dysmorphia
Licit Drug
36. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
affirmations
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
stress
Psychoactive drug
37. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
Bipolar Disorder
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
affirmations
Phobia
38. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Central nervous System Depressant
Calorie Restriction
Recreational use
Muscle Dysmorphia
39. Birth defects.
Instrumental use
Disordered Eating Behaviors
addiction
Congenital abnormalities
40. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Stimulants
Fatty Liver
Contraceptive sponge
Teratogens
41. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.
Ultrasound
Ectopic pregnancy
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
42. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Licit Drug
Psychoactive Drug
Barrier methods
Low birth weight
43. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Self-esteem
Frontal Cortex
Optimism
Endorphins
44. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Phobia
Activity Disorder
Blackout/ Hangover
corpus callosum
45. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Licit Drug
Inhalants
hostility
Labor
46. 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.
Contraceptive sponge
hardiness
Optimism
Prepregnancy counseling
47. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.
Preeclampsia
Fatty Liver
Binge Drinking
Spontaneous abortion
48. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
Tubal ligation
Drug Cocktails
hostility
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
49. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Instrumental use
eustress
Cirrhosis
Self-esteem
50. 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.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Spermicide
Elective abortion
Instrumental use