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College Health Vocab

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1. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.






2. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






3. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.






4. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






5. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






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






7. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






8. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.






9. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






10. A psychotic disorder in which a person has disorganized and disordered thinking and perceptions - bizarre ideas - hallucinations - and impaired functioning.






11. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






12. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.






13. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






14. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






15. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences






16. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






17. 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.






18. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.






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






25. Newborn.






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






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






28. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






30. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.






31. 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.






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






33. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.






34. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.






35. 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.






36. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






37. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.






38. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.






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






40. Surgical procedure that permanently prevents any future pregnancies.






41. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.






42. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






43. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






44. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






45. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






46. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.






47. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.






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






49. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.






50. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.