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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. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Medical abortion
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Spermicide
Body Image
2. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Carbon Monoxide
Vasectomy
Medical abortion
Elective abortion
3. 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.
Nicotine
hardiness
Recreational use
acute stress
4. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Barrier methods
Drug
Anxiety
Microbicide
5. Birth defects.
Asthma
Congenital abnormalities
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
6. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Cirrhosis
Binge-Eating Disorder
Microbicide
7. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
Emphysema
relaxation response
Activity Disorder
Psychoactive Drug
8. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Vertical transmission
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
general adaptation syndrome
9. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Self-efficacy
Self-actualization
Depressants
Alcoholic Hepatitis
10. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Optimism
eustress
Prenatal Care
Opioids
11. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Tar
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Mood changes
Self-actualization
12. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
general adaptation syndrome
Tar
Resilience
Prepregnancy counseling
13. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Amniotic sac
Labor
Intoxication
Female Athlete Triad
14. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Recreational use
Latent Infection
Frontal cortex
15. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Positive psychology
Medical abortion
Addiction
Eating Disorders
16. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.
Female Athlete Triad
Emphysema
Self-actualization
Opportunistic Infections
17. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Placenta
Opportunistic Infections
Prenatal Care
18. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Cervical cap
Ectopic pregnancy
Stillbirth
19. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Opioids
Neonate
Tar
Diaphragm
20. 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.
Medical abortion
Panic disorder
corpus callosum
Opioids
21. Birth defects.
Asthma
Activity Disorder
Medical abortion
Congenital abnormalities
22. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Depressants
Psychoactive drug
hardiness
Muscle Dysmorphia
23. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
relaxation response
Depressants
Psychoactive drug
Drug Cocktails
24. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
Licit Drug
Mental Disorder
Dysthymic Disorder
addiction
25. 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.
Amygdala
hostility
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Depressants
26. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
Labor
Nicotine
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
hostility
27. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Tubal ligation
cerebellum
Neurotransmitters
Barrier methods
28. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Prepregnancy counseling
Depression
Stimulants
29. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Psychoactive drug
Anxiety
acute stress
sympathetic branch
30. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Cervical cap
Illicit Drugs
Spermicide
Ultrasound
31. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Calorie Restriction
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Cirrhosis
Cesarean Section (C-section)
32. Drugs that are legal.
Licit Drug
Eating Disorders
Placenta
Prepregnancy counseling
33. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Elective abortion
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
hardiness
34. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Recreational use
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Optimism
chronic stress
35. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Eclampsia
general adaptation syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Nicotine
36. 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.
stress response or fight or flight response
general adaptation syndrome
Bulimia Nervosa
Diaphragm
37. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Female Athlete Triad
Elective abortion
stress response or fight or flight response
Carbon Monoxide
38. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Placenta
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Latent Infection
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
39. 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
Low birth weight
Signs of addiction
40. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Mood changes
Hallucinogens
Emergency contraception (EC)
Neonate
41. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
sympathetic branch
Elective abortion
Emphysema
Eclampsia
42. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.
Placenta
Positive psychology
Elective abortion
Medical abortion
43. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Asthma
Nicotine
Mood changes
Opportunistic Infections
44. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Vertical transmission
Phobia
psychotherapy
Central nervous System Depressant
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.
Amygdala
Blackout/ Hangover
Optimism
Neurotransmitters
46. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Surgical abortion
Emergency contraception (EC)
Tar
Illicit Drugs
47. 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.
Frontal cortex
Prepregnancy counseling
Panic disorder
Disordered Eating Behaviors
48. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Hallucinogens
hostility
Purging
49. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Elective abortion
stressors
Universal Precautions
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
50. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Phobia
Opioids
Endorphins