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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. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Carbon Monoxide
corpus callosum
Neurotransmitters
Calorie Restriction
2. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Optimism
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Dysthymic Disorder
3. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Bulimia Nervosa
Amygdala
Surgical abortion
Blackout/ Hangover
4. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Amniocentesis
Optimism
Illicit Drugs
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
5. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Universal Precautions
hostility
general adaptation syndrome
Emotional Intelligence
6. 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
Neonate
Major Depressive Disorder
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Depressants
7. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
corpus callosum
Phobia
Inhalants
Blackout/ Hangover
8. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
Sterilization
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Medical abortion
Panic disorder
9. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Contraceptive sponge
Body Image
Disordered Eating Behaviors
10. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
corpus callosum
Teratogens
Asthma
Vertical transmission
11. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Stillbirth
Depressants
Inhalants
Prepregnancy counseling
12. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
chronic stress
Licit Drug
Intoxication
Endorphins
13. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
acute stress
Dysthymic Disorder
Cervical cap
Fertility awareness-based methods
14. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Preeclampsia
Dysthymic Disorder
Diaphragm
Anxiety
15. Dependence on a drug
homeostasis
eustress
Addiction
Dysthymic Disorder
16. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Positive psychology
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Withdrawal
psychotherapy
17. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Sterilization
Tar
Vertical transmission
Schizophrenia
18. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Depression
Sterilization
addiction
Self-actualization
19. 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
Contraceptive sponge
corpus callosum
Bipolar Disorder
20. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Contraceptive sponge
Barrier methods
Eclampsia
Congenital abnormalities
21. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
Medical abortion
Dysthymic Disorder
Opioids
Central nervous System Depressant
22. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Illicit Drugs
Addiction
Neurotransmitters
addiction
23. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Cirrhosis
acute stress
Central nervous System Depressant
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
24. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Blackout/ Hangover
Infertility
Congenital abnormalities
Panic disorder
25. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Chronic Bronchitis
Optimism
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
acute stress
26. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Inhalants
stress response or fight or flight response
Hallucinogens
Cesarean Section (C-section)
27. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Elective abortion
Labor
Self-actualization
distress
28. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Self-esteem
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Neonate
Sterilization
29. 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.
Carbon Monoxide
Low birth weight
Female Athlete Triad
hardiness
30. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Opioids
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Signs of addiction
Carbon Monoxide
31. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Schizophrenia
Hallucinogens
relaxation response
Emphysema
32. 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
Hallucinogens
Universal Precautions
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Binge Drinking
33. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Blackout/ Hangover
Activity Disorder
stressors
Opioids
34. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Labor
Panic Attack
Recreational use
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
35. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Low birth weight
Ectopic pregnancy
Psychoactive Drug
Self-esteem
36. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
acute stress
Neurotransmitters
corpus callosum
37. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Amniocentesis
Placenta
Blackout/ Hangover
affirmations
38. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Self-esteem
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Microbicide
Eating Disorders
39. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Female Athlete Triad
Positive psychology
Vertical transmission
Amniocentesis
40. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Eating Disorders
distress
Latent Infection
41. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Nicotine
Low birth weight
Purging
Mood changes
42. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Chronic Bronchitis
Bulimia Nervosa
Diaphragm
Prenatal Care
43. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apperance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavioral problems.
Recreational use
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Body Image
stressors
44. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Tubal ligation
Amniocentesis
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
chronic stress
45. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Chronic Bronchitis
Schizophrenia
stressors
Intoxication
46. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Preeclampsia
Female Athlete Triad
Withdrawal
Ultrasound
47. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Chronic Bronchitis
Psychoactive Drug
Recreational use
Mental Disorder
48. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.
acute stress
Panic Attack
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
49. 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.
Latent Infection
Binge-Eating Disorder
autonomic nervous system
Bulimia Nervosa
50. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Intoxication
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Self-actualization
Frontal cortex