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College Health Vocab

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1. Using a drug for fun or to get high.






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






3. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






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






6. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






7. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Birth defects.






23. Infections that occur when the immune system is weakened. These infections do not usually occur in a person with a healthy immune system.






24. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






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






26. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






28. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. An extreme or rapid change in mood






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






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






37. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.






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






39. Ability to bounce back from adversity.






40. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






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






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






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






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






45. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






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







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