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College Health Vocab

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1. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.






2. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






3. State of stability and balance in whic hbody functions are maintained within a normal range.






4. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






5. Drugs that are legal.






6. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






7. 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.






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






9. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.






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






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






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






13. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal






14. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






15. Dependence on a drug






16. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






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






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






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






20. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






21. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.






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






23. Newborn.






24. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






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






26. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






27. Maintaining a positive outlook.






28. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






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






30. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.






31. 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.






32. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.






33. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






34. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






43. Using self-induced vomiting - laxatives - or diuretics to get rid of excess calories that have been consumed.






44. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






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






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






47. 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






48. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






49. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






50. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.







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