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1. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






2. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






3. 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.






4. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






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






6. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






7. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






8. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






9. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal






10. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Newborn.






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






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






17. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.






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






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






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






21. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.






22. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal






23. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






24. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.






25. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






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






27. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.






28. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.






29. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






30. 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.






31. Birth defects.






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






33. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.






34. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.






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






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






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






38. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






39. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.






40. 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






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






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






43. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.






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






45. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.






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






47. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.






48. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






49. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.






50. 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.







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