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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Placenta
Frontal cortex
Ectopic pregnancy
2. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Amniotic sac
Mental Disorder
Psychoactive drug
Blackout/ Hangover
3. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
Bipolar Disorder
hardiness
Hallucinogens
Purging
4. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Barrier methods
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Barrier methods
5. Dependence on a drug
Sterilization
Addiction
distress
Chronic Bronchitis
6. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Optimism
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Route of administration
Withdrawal
7. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Drug Cocktails
Purging
Microbicide
Labor
8. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.
Bipolar Disorder
Cesarean Section (C-section)
stress
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
9. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Fertility awareness-based methods
Emergency contraception (EC)
Medical abortion
10. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Low birth weight
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Ectopic pregnancy
11. 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.
hardiness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Signs of addiction
Self-actualization
12. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Barrier methods
Hallucinogens
Addiction
Schizophrenia
13. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Ectopic pregnancy
Binge-Eating Disorder
Nicotine
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
Major Depressive Disorder
Panic Attack
Depressants
Nicotine
15. 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.
Binge Drinking
eustress
Asthma
Bulimia Nervosa
16. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
Surgical abortion
eustress
Depressants
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
17. 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
Universal Precautions
Spontaneous abortion
Neonate
Cirrhosis
18. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Illicit Drugs
Self-efficacy
Recreational use
Frontal Cortex
19. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
Frontal Cortex
Ultrasound
Emphysema
Anorexia Nervosa
20. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Surgical abortion
Schizophrenia
Depressants
Depressants
21. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Phobia
Ultrasound
sympathetic branch
Instrumental use
22. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Stillbirth
autonomic nervous system
relaxation response
Diaphragm
23. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Spermicide
Emotional Intelligence
Eclampsia
Amygdala
24. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.
Addiction
Endorphins
Spontaneous abortion
Fertility awareness-based methods
25. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Psychoactive Drug
Purging
Binge-Eating Disorder
chronic stress
26. 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.
Amygdala
Stillbirth
Amniotic sac
Fatty Liver
27. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Mood changes
Amniocentesis
Signs of addiction
Addiction
28. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Vasectomy
Bulimia Nervosa
Self-actualization
Withdrawal
29. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Schizophrenia
Endorphins
Elective abortion
Eating Disorders
30. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
Asthma
sympathetic branch
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Female Athlete Triad
31. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Schizophrenia
Binge-Eating Disorder
Emergency contraception (EC)
Panic disorder
32. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Binge Drinking
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Latent Infection
Surgical abortion
33. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Tubal ligation
sympathetic branch
general adaptation syndrome
Resilience
34. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Mood changes
cerebellum
Prenatal Care
Binge-Eating Disorder
35. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
sympathetic branch
Resilience
Chronic Bronchitis
Vertical transmission
36. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
Frontal Cortex
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Bulimia Nervosa
eustress
37. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Anorexia Nervosa
Calorie Restriction
chronic stress
Neonate
38. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Stillbirth
Purging
Endorphins
Neurotransmitters
39. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Tar
hostility
Amygdala
autonomic nervous system
40. 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
Prepregnancy counseling
Frontal Cortex
Major Depressive Disorder
Phobia
41. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.
Route of administration
Frontal cortex
Frontal cortex
general adaptation syndrome
42. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Ultrasound
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Panic Attack
Barrier methods
43. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Spontaneous abortion
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Major Depressive Disorder
Opioids
44. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Inhalants
Low birth weight
Withdrawal
Anxiety
45. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Withdrawal
Self-efficacy
Stillbirth
Alcoholic Hepatitis
46. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Frontal Cortex
Calorie Restriction
Labor
Positive psychology
47. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Diaphragm
Emphysema
Blackout/ Hangover
Route of administration
48. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Self-esteem
Universal Precautions
Stillbirth
Phobia
49. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Eating Disorders
Fertility awareness-based methods
Vasectomy
Resilience
50. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Placenta
addiction
Hallucinogens
Carbon Monoxide