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College Health Vocab

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1. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.






2. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.






3. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






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






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






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






7. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.






8. Counseling before conception that may include an evaluation of current health behaviors and health status - recommendations for improving health - and treatment of any existing conditions that might increase risk.






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






10. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






11. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






12. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






13. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.






14. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.






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






16. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






17. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






18. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






19. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.






20. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.






21. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.






22. 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.






23. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






24. 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.






25. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






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






31. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






32. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.






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






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






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






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






37. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






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






39. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.






40. 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.






41. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.






42. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.






43. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






44. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






45. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






46. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.






47. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.






48. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






49. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.






50. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .