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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 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
Low birth weight
Universal Precautions
Dysthymic Disorder
Binge Drinking
2. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
Psychoactive drug
Self-esteem
Spontaneous abortion
Emotional Intelligence
3. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Endorphins
Psychoactive Drug
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
acute stress
4. 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.
Purging
Intoxication
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
cerebellum
5. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Illicit Drugs
Schizophrenia
Instrumental use
Amniotic sac
6. 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.
Latent Infection
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Signs of addiction
7. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Resilience
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Tar
8. According to the DSM-IV-TR - a pattern of behavior that is associated with distress (pain) aor disability (impairment in an important area of functioning - suchas school or work) or with significantly increased risk of suffering - death - pain - disa
Blackout/ Hangover
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Mental Disorder
Diaphragm
9. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Major Depressive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Illicit Drugs
autonomic nervous system
10. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Purging
Self-esteem
Signs of addiction
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
11. According to the DSM-IV-TR - a pattern of behavior that is associated with distress (pain) aor disability (impairment in an important area of functioning - suchas school or work) or with significantly increased risk of suffering - death - pain - disa
Mental Disorder
psychotherapy
Bulimia Nervosa
Recreational use
12. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Vasectomy
Microbicide
Contraceptive sponge
Binge Drinking
13. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
sympathetic branch
Elective abortion
eustress
general adaptation syndrome
14. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Phobia
Contraceptive sponge
Inhalants
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
15. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Anorexia Nervosa
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
distress
16. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Positive psychology
Instrumental use
hardiness
affirmations
17. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
chronic stress
Tubal ligation
Anxiety
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
18. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
acute stress
Muscle Dysmorphia
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Amniotic sac
19. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Intoxication
acute stress
Route of administration
Intrauterine device (IUD)
20. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Anxiety
Mood changes
Route of administration
Drug Cocktails
21. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Inhalants
Asthma
Infertility
22. Birth defects.
Activity Disorder
stress response or fight or flight response
Congenital abnormalities
Schizophrenia
23. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.
Bipolar Disorder
Instrumental use
stress
Female Athlete Triad
24. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.
affirmations
relaxation response
Sterilization
Intoxication
25. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Carbon Monoxide
addiction
Inhalants
Neurotransmitters
26. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Mental Disorder
Eclampsia
Psychoactive Drug
Mental Disorder
27. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
Frontal Cortex
Emergency contraception (EC)
Self-efficacy
Anorexia Nervosa
28. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
general adaptation syndrome
Withdrawal
Diaphragm
Prenatal Care
29. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.
Ultrasound
Elective abortion
Activity Disorder
Fertility awareness-based methods
30. Counseling before conception that may include an evaluation of current health behaviors and health status - recommendations for improving health - and treatment of any existing conditions that might increase risk.
Blackout/ Hangover
Spermicide
Prepregnancy counseling
Amniocentesis
31. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Cirrhosis
Depression
Purging
Spermicide
32. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.
Prepregnancy counseling
Self-actualization
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
corpus callosum
33. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Vasectomy
Frontal Cortex
Medical abortion
34. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .
relaxation response
Withdrawal
Self-esteem
Neonate
35. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Nicotine
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Inhalants
Frontal Cortex
36. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Tar
Ectopic pregnancy
Amniocentesis
Positive psychology
37. Compound or chemical in the form of a cream - gel - or suppository that would kill microorganisms and that could be applied topically to the vagina or rectum before intercourse - reducing the risk of STD transmission.
Microbicide
Eating Disorders
Sterilization
Chronic Bronchitis
38. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
Illicit Drugs
Body Image
Anorexia Nervosa
eustress
39. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
distress
Eclampsia
Barrier methods
Binge-Eating Disorder
40. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
Psychoactive Drug
Preeclampsia
Activity Disorder
general adaptation syndrome
41. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.
Stillbirth
Binge-Eating Disorder
Amygdala
Drug
42. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.
sympathetic branch
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Emphysema
corpus callosum
43. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.
Self-actualization
stress
Cirrhosis
Inhalants
44. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Psychoactive Drug
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Neonate
Anorexia Nervosa
45. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Nicotine
parasympathetic branch
Alcoholic Hepatitis
chronic stress
46. 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.
Elective abortion
Blackout/ Hangover
cerebellum
Binge-Eating Disorder
47. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Signs of addiction
Elective abortion
relaxation response
48. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Schizophrenia
Optimism
Self-efficacy
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
49. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Body Image
Opportunistic Infections
Self-actualization
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
50. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.
Neonate
homeostasis
Sterilization
Route of administration