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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. Circular rubber dome that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Low birth weight
Contraceptive sponge
Psychoactive drug
Diaphragm
2. Area of interest within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions - character strengths - and conditions that create happiness.
Tar
Positive psychology
acute stress
Phobia
3. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.
acute stress
Medical abortion
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
eustress
4. Mental representation that a person has of his or her own body - including perceptions - attitudes - thoughts - and emotions.
Diaphragm
Frontal Cortex
Body Image
Licit Drug
5. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
distress
corpus callosum
Dysthymic Disorder
6. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.
Infertility
Blackout/ Hangover
Congenital abnormalities
Central nervous System Depressant
7. Series of physiological changes that calm body systems and return them to normal.
Self-esteem
Opioids
Illicit Drugs
relaxation response
8. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Positive psychology
Phobia
Instrumental use
Infertility
9. Maintaining a positive outlook.
Self-actualization
Optimism
Chronic Bronchitis
Cesarean Section (C-section)
10. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response
Self-efficacy
autonomic nervous system
Tar
Preeclampsia
11. An anxiety disorder marked by an excessive fear of an object or a situation.
Bulimia Nervosa
Frontal cortex
stressors
Phobia
12. Treatment for psychological problems usually based on the development of a positive interpersonal relationship between a client and a therapist.
psychotherapy
Psychoactive drug
stress
Barrier methods
13. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.
Drug Cocktails
stress response or fight or flight response
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Self-actualization
14. 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.
Endorphins
Prepregnancy counseling
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Placenta
15. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.
Instrumental use
Bulimia Nervosa
Preeclampsia
Amygdala
16. Drugs that are legal.
Surgical abortion
distress
Self-efficacy
Licit Drug
17. Female sterilization procedure involving severing and tying off or sealing the fallopian tubes to prevent ova from reaching the uterus.
Addiction
hardiness
Tubal ligation
Eating Disorders
18. Birth weight of less that 5.5 pounds - often as a result of preterm delivery.
Low birth weight
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Blackout/ Hangover
19. 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.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Amygdala
Central nervous System Depressant
Alcoholic Hepatitis
20. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Addiction
Signs of addiction
Eclampsia
Psychoactive Drug
21. Ability to bounce back from adversity.
Cervical cap
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Optimism
Resilience
22. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.
Universal Precautions
Anorexia Nervosa
Preeclampsia
Neonate
23. Natural chemicals in the brain that block pain during stressful or painful experiences.
Infertility
Endorphins
autonomic nervous system
homeostasis
24. Mental disorder characterized by recurrent - enexpected panic attacks along with concern about having another attack.
Panic disorder
Amniotic sac
Sterilization
Fatty Liver
25. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.
Fatty Liver
Carbon Monoxide
Central nervous System Depressant
Activity Disorder
26. 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.
Disordered Eating Behaviors
Depression
hardiness
Blackout/ Hangover
27. Small - cuplike rubber device that covers only the cervix and is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent conception.
Eating Disorders
Preeclampsia
Drug Cocktails
Cervical cap
28. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.
Calorie Restriction
Medical abortion
Latent Infection
Sterilization
29. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Latent Infection
Chronic Bronchitis
Congenital abnormalities
30. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
Inhalants
Cirrhosis
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Cesarean Section (C-section)
31. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
Withdrawal
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
stressors
Ultrasound
32. Using a drug for fun or to get high.
hardiness
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Endorphins
Recreational use
33. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.
Latent Infection
Surgical abortion
Asthma
Nicotine
34. Strong craving for a drug and compulsive use of the drug despite negative consequences
Panic disorder
Signs of addiction
Intoxication
Instrumental use
35. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.
Medical abortion
cerebellum
Major Depressive Disorder
Self-actualization
36. Male sterilization procedure - involving tying off and severing the vas deferens to prevent sperm from reaching the semen.
Asthma
Vasectomy
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
eustress
37. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.
Nicotine
Self-efficacy
Mood changes
Self-esteem
38. 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)
Route of administration
Binge Drinking
hostility
39. A contraceptive method in which the man removes his penis from the vagina before ejaculating.
Hallucinogens
Withdrawal
Inhalants
Stimulants
40. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.
Infertility
Contraceptive sponge
addiction
Anxiety
41. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution
chronic stress
Diaphragm
Nicotine
Mood changes
42. Protein produced by the infant and released into the amniotic fluid; AFP measurement is used to screen for some fetal abnormalities.
homeostasis
Central nervous System Depressant
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Emergency contraception (EC)
43. Potentially life-threatening disease that can develop during pregnancy - marked by seizures and coma.
Eclampsia
Muscle Dysmorphia
Optimism
Signs of addiction
44. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.
Depressants
Stimulants
Chronic Bronchitis
Opioids
45. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.
stressors
affirmations
Positive psychology
sympathetic branch
46. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Prenatal Care
Psychoactive Drug
Opioids
47. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.
Intoxication
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Cervical cap
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
48. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.
Cesarean Section (C-section)
sympathetic branch
affirmations
Ultrasound
49. A contraceptive method used after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
Emergency contraception (EC)
Placenta
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Tar
50. 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.
Depression
Chronic villus sampling (CVS)
Muscle Dysmorphia
Disordered Eating Behaviors