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College Health Vocab

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1. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.






2. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.






3. Birth defects.






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






5. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






16. Dependence on a substance or a behavior.






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






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






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






20. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.






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






22. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.






23. 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.






24. Maintaining a positive outlook.






25. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.






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






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






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






29. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.






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






31. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






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






33. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.






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






35. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.






36. 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.






37. A life-threatening blood alcohol concentration.






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






39. A rare - life-threatening bacterial infection in the vagina associated with the use of tampons and female barrier contraceptive methods.






40. 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.






41. Contraceptive methods based on physically separating sperm from the female repoductive tract.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






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






48. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






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






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