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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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1. 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.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Asthma
Signs of addiction
Spontaneous abortion
2. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Body Image
Calorie Restriction
Positive psychology
stressors
3. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Illicit Drugs
Calorie Restriction
Elective abortion
stress
4. Physiological process by which the mothers bady expels the baby during birth.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Labor
Depressants
Low birth weight
5. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Signs of addiction
Spermicide
homeostasis
autonomic nervous system
6. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.
Stimulants
Vertical transmission
Nicotine
Prepregnancy counseling
7. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.
Depressants
Muscle Dysmorphia
Labor
corpus callosum
8. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.
Anorexia Nervosa
autonomic nervous system
Frontal cortex
Intrauterine device (IUD)
9. Inflammation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption.
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Vertical transmission
Microbicide
Frontal Cortex
10. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Resilience
hostility
11. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Illicit Drugs
Congenital abnormalities
Resilience
Fatty Liver
12. A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne infections. Blood and certain body fluids of all patients are considered potentially infectious for HIV and hepatitis B and C. Protective barriers - such as gloves - aprons - and pro
Universal Precautions
Tar
Drug
Vasectomy
13. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
hostility
Preeclampsia
stress response or fight or flight response
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
14. 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.
Binge Drinking
Blackout/ Hangover
Bulimia Nervosa
Calorie Restriction
15. In Golemen's work the kind of intelligence that includes an understanding of emotional experience - self-awareness - and sensitivity to others.
addiction
Emotional Intelligence
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
distress
16. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
Elective abortion
Endorphins
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
acute stress
17. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Carbon Monoxide
Tar
Panic disorder
Vasectomy
18. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.
Licit Drug
Self-actualization
Anxiety
Placenta
19. Regular medical care during pregnancy - desinged to promote the health of the mother and the fetus.
Female Athlete Triad
Prenatal Care
Intrauterine device (IUD)
general adaptation syndrome
20. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Cirrhosis
Calorie Restriction
corpus callosum
Nicotine
21. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Microbicide
Optimism
Sterilization
Preeclampsia
22. Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.
Frontal Cortex
Blackout/ Hangover
Carbon Monoxide
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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.
stress
Route of administration
cerebellum
corpus callosum
24. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.
Neonate
Spontaneous abortion
Bipolar Disorder
Teratogens
25. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Tubal ligation
Optimism
Self-actualization
Prepregnancy counseling
26. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.
Asthma
Ultrasound
Frontal Cortex
parasympathetic branch
27. Chemical agent that killls sperm.
Spermicide
acute stress
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Optimism
28. Inability to become pregnant after not using any form of contraception during sexual intercourse for 12 months.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Infertility
autonomic nervous system
Stillbirth
29. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood - energy - activity levels - and the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Bipolar Disorder
distress
Cesarean Section (C-section)
Sterilization
30. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.
addiction
hostility
Asthma
Central nervous System Depressant
31. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Teratogens
parasympathetic branch
Body Image
Chronic Bronchitis
32. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.
Opioids
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Eclampsia
Vertical transmission
33. 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
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Central nervous System Depressant
general adaptation syndrome
34. Voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Female Athlete Triad
hostility
Psychoactive Drug
Elective abortion
35. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.
Tar
Neurotransmitters
addiction
Body Image
36. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Drug Cocktails
Drug
Labor
Cervical cap
37. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
Dysthymic Disorder
chronic stress
Self-actualization
Stimulants
38. Substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through its chemical action.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Chronic Bronchitis
Drug
Emphysema
39. An extreme or rapid change in mood
Mood changes
Alcoholic Hepatitis
stress
Infertility
40. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
relaxation response
Dysthymic Disorder
Hallucinogens
Purging
41. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.
Route of administration
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Female Athlete Triad
Calorie Restriction
42. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.
Resilience
Congenital abnormalities
Teratogens
Carbon Monoxide
43. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Teratogens
Low birth weight
Psychoactive Drug
44. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
Self-actualization
Panic Attack
Contraceptive sponge
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
45. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Latent Infection
Body Image
affirmations
Opioids
46. Drugs that are unlawful to possess - manufacture - sell - or use.
distress
Illicit Drugs
Asthma
Calorie Restriction
47. Dependence on a drug
Carbon Monoxide
Binge Drinking
Addiction
Amygdala
48. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
Ultrasound
Binge Drinking
Medical abortion
Fatty Liver
49. 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.
Preeclampsia
Frontal Cortex
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Contraceptive sponge
50. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Purging
Tubal ligation