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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Birth defects.
Illicit Drugs
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Congenital abnormalities
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
2. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
relaxation response
Preeclampsia
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Positive psychology
3. 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.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Medical abortion
Medical abortion
Surgical abortion
4. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Self-efficacy
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Surgical abortion
5. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Purging
Tar
acute stress
Placenta
6. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Spermicide
Barrier methods
psychotherapy
Microbicide
7. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Neurotransmitters
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Psychoactive Drug
Self-esteem
8. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Cervical cap
chronic stress
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Intoxication
9. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
autonomic nervous system
Central nervous System Depressant
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Cesarean Section (C-section)
10. Drugs that are legal.
Opportunistic Infections
Teratogens
Prepregnancy counseling
Licit Drug
11. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Neurotransmitters
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Central nervous System Depressant
12. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Instrumental use
Drug Cocktails
Prenatal Care
Central nervous System Depressant
13. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Eclampsia
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
relaxation response
Schizophrenia
14. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
distress
Binge Drinking
Blackout/ Hangover
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
15. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Endorphins
Signs of addiction
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Binge-Eating Disorder
16. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Stimulants
Prepregnancy counseling
Psychoactive drug
Alcoholic Hepatitis
17. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
eustress
Intoxication
Psychoactive drug
affirmations
18. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Latent Infection
Preeclampsia
distress
Eating Disorders
19. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Bipolar Disorder
Microbicide
Surgical abortion
Bulimia Nervosa
20. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
Panic Attack
Labor
Cervical cap
Recreational use
21. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
cerebellum
Mood changes
chronic stress
psychotherapy
22. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Intoxication
Dysthymic Disorder
corpus callosum
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
23. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Labor
Low birth weight
Calorie Restriction
Muscle Dysmorphia
24. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.
Central nervous System Depressant
Barrier methods
affirmations
Instrumental use
25. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Bulimia Nervosa
Hallucinogens
acute stress
Instrumental use
26. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.
Blackout/ Hangover
Hallucinogens
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Anxiety
27. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Inhalants
eustress
Nicotine
Endorphins
28. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
Positive psychology
autonomic nervous system
Amniocentesis
Vertical transmission
29. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
addiction
Binge Drinking
Latent Infection
Frontal Cortex
30. Drugs that speed up activity in the brain and the sympathetic nervous system.
Tubal ligation
Stillbirth
Stimulants
Ectopic pregnancy
31. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
Depression
homeostasis
Cervical cap
Depressants
32. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
parasympathetic branch
corpus callosum
general adaptation syndrome
Major Depressive Disorder
33. 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.
Schizophrenia
cerebellum
Blackout/ Hangover
homeostasis
34. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
parasympathetic branch
Congenital abnormalities
Purging
Surgical abortion
35. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Endorphins
Dysthymic Disorder
Self-efficacy
Panic Attack
36. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Optimism
Depression
Emergency contraception (EC)
Route of administration
37. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Teratogens
Spermicide
Labor
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
38. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.
Medical abortion
chronic stress
Neonate
Muscle Dysmorphia
39. 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.
Eating Disorders
Panic Attack
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Medical abortion
40. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Chronic Bronchitis
Preeclampsia
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Drug
41. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
Surgical abortion
eustress
Eating Disorders
Barrier methods
42. 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
Stillbirth
Major Depressive Disorder
Surgical abortion
Opportunistic Infections
43. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Mood changes
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Medical abortion
stressors
44. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Endorphins
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Muscle Dysmorphia
Ectopic pregnancy
45. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Low birth weight
Spermicide
Infertility
Panic Attack
46. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Elective abortion
Binge-Eating Disorder
Positive psychology
Stillbirth
47. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Carbon Monoxide
Positive psychology
Schizophrenia
Major Depressive Disorder
48. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.
Drug Cocktails
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Spontaneous abortion
Teratogens
49. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.
Anorexia Nervosa
Chronic Bronchitis
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Endorphins
50. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
Central nervous System Depressant
Vertical transmission
Withdrawal
Stillbirth