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College Health Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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1. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Schizophrenia
Carbon Monoxide
Fatty Liver
autonomic nervous system
2. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Mental Disorder
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Frontal cortex
3. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Anxiety
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Endorphins
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
4. 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.
autonomic nervous system
Depressants
Inhalants
Amygdala
5. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Labor
Mental Disorder
Infertility
Body Image
6. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
Dysthymic Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Frontal cortex
Bipolar Disorder
7. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Muscle Dysmorphia
Self-efficacy
Resilience
8. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Neurotransmitters
Low birth weight
Barrier methods
distress
9. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Low birth weight
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Tar
10. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Optimism
Resilience
Cervical cap
11. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Positive psychology
Opioids
Congenital abnormalities
stressors
12. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Depression
Carbon Monoxide
Prenatal Care
13. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
parasympathetic branch
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Licit Drug
Frontal Cortex
14. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Body Image
Congenital abnormalities
Infertility
Calorie Restriction
15. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
distress
Addiction
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
16. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Frontal Cortex
Universal Precautions
Signs of addiction
Blackout/ Hangover
17. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Microbicide
stress
Psychoactive drug
Tar
18. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Labor
Fertility awareness-based methods
addiction
Panic disorder
19. 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.
Dysthymic Disorder
Prepregnancy counseling
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Teratogens
20. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Labor
chronic stress
Frontal Cortex
Body Image
21. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
sympathetic branch
Emotional Intelligence
Central nervous System Depressant
Bipolar Disorder
22. Positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts.
Emphysema
Diaphragm
Prepregnancy counseling
affirmations
23. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
chronic stress
Ultrasound
Eclampsia
Preeclampsia
24. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Barrier methods
Calorie Restriction
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Optimism
25. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Barrier methods
Illicit Drugs
Mood changes
Universal Precautions
26. 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.
hardiness
Body Image
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
parasympathetic branch
27. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences
Signs of addiction
Recreational use
Drug
Carbon Monoxide
28. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.
Psychoactive Drug
Amygdala
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Self-efficacy
29. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
hardiness
Emotional Intelligence
Carbon Monoxide
Elective abortion
30. Abnormal eating patterns (for example - vomiting - use of laxatives - extreme dieting) that may not fit the rigid diagnostic rules for anorexia or bulimia but affect quality of life.
Microbicide
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Psychoactive drug
sympathetic branch
31. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Depressants
Amniotic sac
32. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
sympathetic branch
Schizophrenia
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Stillbirth
33. 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.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Bulimia Nervosa
Cervical cap
Placenta
34. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Vasectomy
Asthma
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Central nervous System Depressant
35. Complicated drug combinations used to overcome drug resistance in different strains of HIV.
Panic disorder
Addiction
Drug Cocktails
Medical abortion
36. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Optimism
Dysthymic Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
parasympathetic branch
37. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
chronic stress
Prepregnancy counseling
Infertility
Illicit Drugs
38. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Cirrhosis
Spermicide
Inhalants
Low birth weight
39. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.
Spermicide
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Schizophrenia
Ectopic pregnancy
40. 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.
stress response or fight or flight response
Amygdala
Binge Drinking
Withdrawal
41. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Licit Drug
Illicit Drugs
Withdrawal
Amniocentesis
42. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Addiction
Activity Disorder
Vasectomy
43. 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
Panic Attack
Major Depressive Disorder
Mood changes
Phobia
44. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Stimulants
Placenta
Cirrhosis
Ultrasound
45. Birth defects.
Self-esteem
addiction
Congenital abnormalities
Psychoactive Drug
46. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.
hardiness
Spermicide
addiction
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
47. A substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness.
Psychoactive drug
Binge-Eating Disorder
Female Athlete Triad
Muscle Dysmorphia
48. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Amniocentesis
Surgical abortion
Infertility
49. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Ectopic pregnancy
Latent Infection
Asthma
50. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.
Latent Infection
homeostasis
Body Image
Tar
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