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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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1. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Panic Attack
Asthma
chronic stress
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
2. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Anxiety
Binge-Eating Disorder
Vertical transmission
psychotherapy
3. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Bipolar Disorder
Barrier methods
4. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Drug
Resilience
distress
Chronic Bronchitis
5. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Vertical transmission
Endorphins
parasympathetic branch
Self-esteem
6. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
parasympathetic branch
Emphysema
Tubal ligation
7. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
eustress
Withdrawal
Mood changes
Opioids
8. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Illicit Drugs
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Intoxication
Cesarean Section (C-section)
9. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Tar
Schizophrenia
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Sterilization
10. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Carbon Monoxide
affirmations
Sterilization
11. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
Binge Drinking
Drug Cocktails
corpus callosum
Elective abortion
12. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
stress response or fight or flight response
Panic Attack
Psychoactive Drug
psychotherapy
13. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
addiction
Cirrhosis
14. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Mental Disorder
Anxiety
Central nervous System Depressant
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
15. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
Opportunistic Infections
Frontal Cortex
Resilience
Body Image
16. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Diaphragm
Eclampsia
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Purging
17. 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
Phobia
Neurotransmitters
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
18. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Eclampsia
Fertility awareness-based methods
Body Image
Alcoholic Hepatitis
19. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Vertical transmission
Opportunistic Infections
Psychoactive drug
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
20. 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
Emotional Intelligence
Calorie Restriction
Opportunistic Infections
21. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Opportunistic Infections
Frontal cortex
Schizophrenia
Phobia
22. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.
chronic stress
Muscle Dysmorphia
Nicotine
Instrumental use
23. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Preeclampsia
Vertical transmission
homeostasis
Asthma
24. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Surgical abortion
Spermicide
Frontal cortex
25. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Preeclampsia
relaxation response
Self-esteem
Addiction
26. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
parasympathetic branch
addiction
Purging
Anorexia Nervosa
27. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Positive psychology
Tar
Frontal Cortex
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
28. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.
Panic Attack
Teratogens
relaxation response
stress
29. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
relaxation response
stress response or fight or flight response
Inhalants
Medical abortion
30. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
hardiness
Female Athlete Triad
Endorphins
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
31. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Intoxication
Self-efficacy
Prenatal Care
Inhalants
32. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Frontal cortex
Vasectomy
hardiness
chronic stress
33. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Cirrhosis
Purging
Bipolar Disorder
Opioids
34. According to the DSM-IV-TR - a pattern of behavior that is associated with distress (pain) aor disability (impairment in an important area of functioning - suchas school or work) or with significantly increased risk of suffering - death - pain - disa
Congenital abnormalities
Neonate
Mental Disorder
Fertility awareness-based methods
35. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Intoxication
Route of administration
36. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
parasympathetic branch
Panic Attack
Drug Cocktails
Eclampsia
37. 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
Route of administration
Depression
Self-esteem
Universal Precautions
38. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.
Anorexia Nervosa
Labor
Binge Drinking
Contraceptive sponge
39. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Amygdala
Licit Drug
Drug
Ectopic pregnancy
40. 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.
chronic stress
Signs of addiction
corpus callosum
parasympathetic branch
41. 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.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
psychotherapy
Panic disorder
cerebellum
42. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.
Prepregnancy counseling
Chronic Bronchitis
Inhalants
Mental Disorder
43. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.
Fertility awareness-based methods
Eclampsia
stressors
Inhalants
44. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.
distress
general adaptation syndrome
Vertical transmission
homeostasis
45. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Emotional Intelligence
Eclampsia
affirmations
Spontaneous abortion
46. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.
Hallucinogens
Elective abortion
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
47. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.
Barrier methods
Spontaneous abortion
Bulimia Nervosa
Amygdala
48. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Mood changes
Recreational use
Frontal Cortex
Vasectomy
49. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
hardiness
Teratogens
Drug
50. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Ectopic pregnancy
Opportunistic Infections
Latent Infection
stressors