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College Health Vocab

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1. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






2. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






3. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.






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






5. 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






6. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.






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






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






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






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






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






12. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






13. Controls emotional responses and instinctual - 'gut' reactions. Adolescents appear to rely more heavily on this part of the brain to interpret situations than adults do.






14. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.






15. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






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






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






18. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






19. 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.






20. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






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






24. Birth defects.






25. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






27. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






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






29. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Dependence on a drug






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






37. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






38. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






39. 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.






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






41. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






43. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






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






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






46. An extreme or rapid change in mood






47. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






49. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






50. 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.