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College Health Vocab

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1. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






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






32. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






43. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.






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






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






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






47. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






49. Drugs that speed up activity in the brain and the sympathetic nervous system.






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.






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