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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Labor
Bulimia Nervosa
Amygdala
Cirrhosis
2. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
Positive psychology
Inhalants
Ultrasound
Recreational use
3. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
Cirrhosis
Activity Disorder
Binge Drinking
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
4. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.
Spontaneous abortion
Tubal ligation
stress
Positive psychology
5. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.
Drug
Vasectomy
Body Image
Female Athlete Triad
6. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
Prenatal Care
Vertical transmission
Resilience
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
7. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.
Activity Disorder
Calorie Restriction
Asthma
Preeclampsia
8. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Positive psychology
Frontal cortex
Hallucinogens
Mood changes
9. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
Schizophrenia
Microbicide
Illicit Drugs
Universal Precautions
10. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
Emotional Intelligence
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Route of administration
Psychoactive Drug
11. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
homeostasis
Spermicide
Frontal Cortex
Depressants
12. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Tubal ligation
Licit Drug
13. 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.
Bulimia Nervosa
Frontal cortex
Spermicide
cerebellum
14. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Emphysema
Schizophrenia
Activity Disorder
relaxation response
15. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
Amygdala
sympathetic branch
psychotherapy
Ectopic pregnancy
16. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.
Central nervous System Depressant
Stillbirth
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Cesarean Section (C-section)
17. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.
Cervical cap
Tubal ligation
general adaptation syndrome
Amniotic sac
18. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
general adaptation syndrome
Amniocentesis
Tubal ligation
Calorie Restriction
19. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Blackout/ Hangover
Route of administration
Eating Disorders
Endorphins
20. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Withdrawal
Phobia
parasympathetic branch
Cervical cap
21. A person who has this may feel persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for an extended period of time.
Chronic Bronchitis
Dysthymic Disorder
affirmations
Optimism
22. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for turning off the stress response and returning the body to normal.
parasympathetic branch
Self-efficacy
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Bipolar Disorder
23. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Withdrawal
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Prenatal Care
Psychoactive Drug
24. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Tubal ligation
Major Depressive Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Optimism
25. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.
relaxation response
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Teratogens
Amniocentesis
26. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Illicit Drugs
homeostasis
distress
Vasectomy
27. 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.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Vasectomy
hardiness
Amniotic sac
28. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent - intrusive thoughts - ect.; An anxiety disorder where you have to do something to satisfy your obsession.
Emphysema
Panic disorder
Latent Infection
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
29. 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.
Amygdala
Frontal cortex
Self-actualization
Prenatal Care
30. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Cervical cap
Barrier methods
31. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Drinking
Panic disorder
stress response or fight or flight response
32. Excessive or addictive exercising - undertaken to address psychological needs rather than to improve fitness.
eustress
Activity Disorder
Contraceptive sponge
Panic disorder
33. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Psychoactive Drug
Preeclampsia
Instrumental use
Emotional Intelligence
34. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
Latent Infection
Asthma
stress response or fight or flight response
Mental Disorder
35. Membrane that surrounds the fetus in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid.
Medical abortion
Female Athlete Triad
Amniotic sac
Placenta
36. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Neurotransmitters
Stimulants
Tar
stressors
37. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
parasympathetic branch
homeostasis
Ectopic pregnancy
Nicotine
38. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Cirrhosis
Hallucinogens
chronic stress
Stimulants
39. Conditions characterized by severely disturbed eating behaviors and distorted body image; eating disorders jeopardize physical and psychological health.
Stimulants
Anorexia Nervosa
Asthma
Eating Disorders
40. Chemical substance that slows down the activity of the bain and spinal cord.
homeostasis
Calorie Restriction
Withdrawal
Central nervous System Depressant
41. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Spermicide
Diaphragm
acute stress
Blackout/ Hangover
42. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Ultrasound
Muscle Dysmorphia
general adaptation syndrome
Emergency contraception (EC)
43. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Neonate
Route of administration
addiction
44. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
stressors
Labor
Hallucinogens
Endorphins
45. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.
stressors
Resilience
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
46. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.
Spontaneous abortion
Barrier methods
stress response or fight or flight response
Infertility
47. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Opportunistic Infections
Teratogens
Mood changes
Fatty Liver
48. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.
Amniotic sac
Ectopic pregnancy
Blackout/ Hangover
Self-actualization
49. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Opioids
Latent Infection
Self-actualization
Addiction
50. 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.
Self-efficacy
Major Depressive Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders