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1. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






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






3. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






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






5. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






6. Respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing - wheezing - coughing - and thick mucus production.






7. Dependence on a drug






8. Drugs that alter perceptions and thinking - intensifying and distorting visual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations; also called psychedelics.






9. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






10. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






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






13. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






14. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






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






16. Smoke from other people's tobacco products; also called secondhand smoke or passive smoking.






17. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.






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






19. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






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






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






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






23. Natural and synthetic derivatives of opium.






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






25. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






26. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal






27. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution






28. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Sense of positive regaurd and valuation for myself .






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






34. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






35. 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.






36. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






37. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






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






39. A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






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






47. A reduction in calorie intake below daily needs.






48. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






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






50. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.







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