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College Health Vocab

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1. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






10. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Birth defects.






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.






18. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






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.






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






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






24. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.






25. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






27. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






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






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






31. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






33. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






34. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






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






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






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






39. Birth defects.






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






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






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






43. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






45. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.






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.






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






48. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






49. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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.