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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
cerebellum
Dysthymic Disorder
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Prenatal Care
2. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Inhalants
Inhalants
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Barrier methods
3. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Anxiety
sympathetic branch
autonomic nervous system
distress
4. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
homeostasis
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Drug
Teratogens
5. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
Self-actualization
Endorphins
addiction
Depressants
6. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Frontal cortex
Schizophrenia
Vasectomy
Opioids
7. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Depressants
hardiness
Asthma
Fertility awareness-based methods
8. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
Carbon Monoxide
Panic Attack
Anorexia Nervosa
Stimulants
9. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Anxiety
Tar
Signs of addiction
general adaptation syndrome
10. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Hallucinogens
Nicotine
Emotional Intelligence
Emergency contraception (EC)
11. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Low birth weight
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Anorexia Nervosa
Frontal cortex
12. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Labor
relaxation response
Microbicide
13. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Mood changes
Addiction
Placenta
Muscle Dysmorphia
14. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Licit Drug
Frontal cortex
Labor
Blackout/ Hangover
15. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.
Universal Precautions
Endorphins
Opportunistic Infections
distress
16. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
Surgical abortion
Neonate
sympathetic branch
Surgical abortion
17. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
hardiness
Instrumental use
Nicotine
Drug
18. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Neonate
psychotherapy
Endorphins
Emergency contraception (EC)
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.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
distress
Emphysema
Teratogens
20. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
stress
Route of administration
Labor
Cirrhosis
21. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.
Endorphins
Muscle Dysmorphia
stress
acute stress
22. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Withdrawal
hardiness
Opioids
Diaphragm
23. 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.
Sterilization
cerebellum
acute stress
parasympathetic branch
24. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Purging
Cirrhosis
distress
Emergency contraception (EC)
25. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Intoxication
Female Athlete Triad
autonomic nervous system
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
26. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Cirrhosis
Schizophrenia
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
27. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
general adaptation syndrome
Elective abortion
Central nervous System Depressant
Self-actualization
28. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.
Drug
Binge Drinking
Surgical abortion
Low birth weight
29. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Anxiety
Panic disorder
Ultrasound
Blackout/ Hangover
30. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Hallucinogens
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Phobia
Frontal Cortex
31. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Latent Infection
homeostasis
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Alcoholic Hepatitis
32. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.
chronic stress
Amniotic sac
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
relaxation response
33. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Fatty Liver
Spontaneous abortion
stress
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
34. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Contraceptive sponge
Preeclampsia
Stimulants
Low birth weight
35. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
Mental Disorder
addiction
Vertical transmission
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
36. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Universal Precautions
Psychoactive Drug
Purging
Placenta
37. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.
Signs of addiction
Medical abortion
Binge-Eating Disorder
Teratogens
38. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Frontal Cortex
Withdrawal
relaxation response
Intrauterine device (IUD)
39. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Muscle Dysmorphia
Blackout/ Hangover
Tar
eustress
40. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
eustress
hostility
Withdrawal
Optimism
41. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Eclampsia
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Binge Drinking
42. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Infertility
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Barrier methods
Optimism
43. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Anorexia Nervosa
autonomic nervous system
chronic stress
Central nervous System Depressant
44. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Cervical cap
Blackout/ Hangover
Psychoactive drug
Vertical transmission
45. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Bipolar Disorder
Cervical cap
Latent Infection
Major Depressive Disorder
46. Dependence on a drug
Addiction
general adaptation syndrome
Preeclampsia
Endorphins
47. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Placenta
Barrier methods
Central nervous System Depressant
Medical abortion
48. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Frontal cortex
distress
Ectopic pregnancy
Asthma
49. 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.
stressors
Self-esteem
Panic disorder
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
50. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Eclampsia
Vasectomy
chronic stress
Tubal ligation