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College Health Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.






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






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






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






10. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






11. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.






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






13. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






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






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






17. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






27. 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.






28. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.






29. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






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






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






32. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






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






35. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






42. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






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






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






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






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






47. Birth defects.






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






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






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