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College Health Vocab

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






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






3. Newborn.






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






5. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






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






15. Relays information between the two hemispheres of the brain and is believed to play a role in creativity and problem solving. Grows and changes significantly during adolescense.






16. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Substances that can cause physical damage or defects in the fetus - especially if they are present during the first trimester - when rapid development of body organs is occuring.






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






21. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






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






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






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






29. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.






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






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






32. Maintaining a positive outlook.






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






34. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






36. 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.






37. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






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






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






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






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






42. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






43. 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.






44. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






45. 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.






46. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.






47. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.






48. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






50. Relays information between the two hemispheres of the brain and is believed to play a role in creativity and problem solving. Grows and changes significantly during adolescense.