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College Health Vocab

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1. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.






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






3. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.






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.






5. Maintaining a positive outlook.






6. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.






7. 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.






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






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






10. Breathable chemical vapors that alter consciousness - producing a state resembling dunkenness.






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






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






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






14. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.






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






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






17. Newborn.






18. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.






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






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






21. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.






22. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






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






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






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






26. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






27. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






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






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






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






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






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






33. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






34. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.






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






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






37. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.






38. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.






39. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






41. Drugs that speed up activity in the brain and the sympathetic nervous system.






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






43. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






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






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






46. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






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






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






49. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






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