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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
psychotherapy
Microbicide
stress response or fight or flight response
hardiness
2. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Tubal ligation
Opioids
Spermicide
3. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Vertical transmission
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Inhalants
Binge-Eating Disorder
4. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
Sterilization
Drug
Opportunistic Infections
homeostasis
5. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
addiction
Mood changes
Emergency contraception (EC)
acute stress
6. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Prenatal Care
Emergency contraception (EC)
Mood changes
7. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
Elective abortion
Carbon Monoxide
Cervical cap
Amniotic sac
8. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.
Elective abortion
Binge Drinking
Emotional Intelligence
general adaptation syndrome
9. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
homeostasis
Placenta
Endorphins
Intoxication
10. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Preeclampsia
Endorphins
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
distress
11. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Self-efficacy
Panic disorder
Psychoactive drug
Mood changes
12. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Bulimia Nervosa
Purging
Drug
Eating Disorders
13. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Barrier methods
Tar
Bulimia Nervosa
Elective abortion
14. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Nicotine
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Spermicide
Addiction
15. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
Bipolar Disorder
Cervical cap
Central nervous System Depressant
Latent Infection
16. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
Psychoactive drug
Placenta
Frontal cortex
Emphysema
17. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Spontaneous abortion
stressors
relaxation response
Labor
18. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
Sterilization
Central nervous System Depressant
stress
Frontal cortex
19. 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
Prepregnancy counseling
Tubal ligation
Endorphins
Universal Precautions
20. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Fatty Liver
Fertility awareness-based methods
Withdrawal
Licit Drug
21. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Fertility awareness-based methods
Tar
Emotional Intelligence
sympathetic branch
22. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
general adaptation syndrome
Disordered Eating Behaviors
hardiness
Bipolar Disorder
23. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Contraceptive sponge
Phobia
Neonate
Self-esteem
24. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Latent Infection
Frontal cortex
Self-efficacy
25. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
hardiness
Prenatal Care
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Depression
26. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Self-efficacy
Surgical abortion
Frontal Cortex
Muscle Dysmorphia
27. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Latent Infection
Low birth weight
Psychoactive drug
Depressants
28. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Vasectomy
Endorphins
Depression
Prepregnancy counseling
29. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
addiction
Depressants
autonomic nervous system
Opportunistic Infections
30. 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.
Phobia
Mood changes
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Disordered Eating Behaviors
31. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Calorie Restriction
homeostasis
hardiness
Illicit Drugs
32. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Eating Disorders
Preeclampsia
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Elective abortion
33. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
Preeclampsia
homeostasis
Calorie Restriction
Infertility
34. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Prenatal Care
Spermicide
Prenatal Care
Neurotransmitters
35. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Universal Precautions
Prenatal Care
Low birth weight
36. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
homeostasis
psychotherapy
Stillbirth
37. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Psychoactive Drug
Preeclampsia
Panic Attack
Fertility awareness-based methods
38. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Instrumental use
Addiction
stressors
Bipolar Disorder
39. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.
sympathetic branch
eustress
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Elective abortion
40. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.
Teratogens
Signs of addiction
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Congenital abnormalities
41. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Ectopic pregnancy
Contraceptive sponge
Nicotine
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
42. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
acute stress
Universal Precautions
relaxation response
43. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Fatty Liver
Vertical transmission
Bipolar Disorder
Optimism
44. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Drug
Drug Cocktails
Ectopic pregnancy
acute stress
45. 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.
Psychoactive Drug
Central nervous System Depressant
Spontaneous abortion
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
46. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
eustress
Mood changes
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Psychoactive drug
47. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Panic Attack
Labor
Eclampsia
homeostasis
48. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Binge Drinking
Latent Infection
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Infertility
49. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
autonomic nervous system
Central nervous System Depressant
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Universal Precautions
50. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Stimulants
relaxation response
Elective abortion
Withdrawal