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social health |
the ability to interact effectively with other people and with the social environment, to develop satisfying interpersonal relationships, and to fulfill social roles |
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social support |
the ways in which we provide information or assistance, show affection, comfort, and confide in others |
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social cognition |
process by which friends, acquaintances, and others in our social circle influence our behavior and our health |
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self-disclosure |
how much we reveal about ourselves to another person |
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social phobia |
a severe for of social anxiety marked by extreme fears and avoidance of social situations |
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altruism |
acts of helping or giving to others without thought of self-benefit |
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intimacy |
the open, trusting, and sharing of close, confidential thoughts and feelings |
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"love chemicals" |
dopamine, norepinephrine, and phenylothylamine (PEA) |
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oxytocin |
particularly important in our ability to bond with others |
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passionate love |
intense feelings of elation, sexual desire, and ectasy |
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compassionate love |
friendly affection with deep attatchment |
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dysfunctional relationships |
negative and destructive patterns of behavior between partners or between parents and children |
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codependency |
an emotional and psychological behavioral pattern in which people related to individuals with addictive behaviors allow/enable their loved ones to continue their self-destructive habits |
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enabling |
unwittingly contributing to a person's addictive/abusive behavior |
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emerging adulthood |
a unique developmental period that spans the late teens and the 20s, marked by volatility and identity formation |
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cohabitation |
two people living together as a couple, without official ties such as marriage |
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3 theories of why marriage benefits health |
selection social support behavioral regulation |
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same-sex marriages |
governmentally, socially, or religiously recognized marriage in which two people of the same sex live together as a family |
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family |
a group of people united by marriage, blood or adoption residing in the same household |
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blended family |
a family formed when one or both of the partners bring children from a previous union to the new marriage |
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multigenerational family |
families with children, parents, and grandparents living in one house |
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fragile family |
the parents are unwed at the time of their child's birth |
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sexuality |
the behaviors, instincts, and attitudes associated with being sexual |
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sex |
maleness or femaleness |
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sexual health |
the integration of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual aspects of sexual being |
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mons pubis |
the rounded, fleshy area over the junction of the female pubic bones |
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labia majora |
the fleshy outer folds that border the female genital area |
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labia minora |
the fleshy inner folds that border the female genital area |
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clitoris |
a small erectile structure on the female |
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urethral opening |
the outer opening of the tiny tube that carries urine from the bladder |
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vagina |
the canal leading from the exterior opening in the female genital area to the uterus |
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perineum |
the area between the anus and the vagina in the female |
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cervix |
the narrow, lower end of the uterus that opens into the vagina |
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uterus |
the female organ houses the developing fetus until birth |
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endometrium |
the mucous membrane lining the uterus |
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ovary |
the female sex organ that produces egg cells, estrogen, and progesterone |
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ovum (plural ova) |
the female egg cell |
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fallopian tubes |
the pair of channels that transport ova from the ovaries to the uterus |
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ovulation |
the release of a mature ovum from an ovary (approx. 2 weeks to onset of menstruation) |
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corpus leteum |
a yellowish mass of tissue that is formed immediately after ovulation |
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menstruation |
discharge of blood from the vagina as a result of the shedding of the uterine lining at the end of the menstrual cycle |
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premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
disorder that causes physical discomfort and psychological distress prior to a woman's menstrual period |
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premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) |
a disorder that causes symptoms of psychological depression during the last week of the menstrual cycle |
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dysmenorrhea |
medical name for the discomforts that can occur during menstruation |
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amenorrhea |
the absence/suppression of menstruation |
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toxic shock syndrome |
fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and often shock, caused by a bacterium that releases toxic waste products into the bloodstream |
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penis |
male organ of sex and urination |
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scrotum |
the eternal sac or pouch that holds the testes |
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testes |
the male sex organs that produce sperm and testosterone |
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sperm |
the male gamete produced by the testes and transported outside of the body in ejaculation |
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epididymis |
the portion of the male duct system in which sperm mature |
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semen |
the liquid in which sperm cells are carried out of the body during ejaculation |
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vans deferens |
two tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis into the urethra |
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urethra |
the canal through which urine from the bladder leaves the body; also serves as the channel for seminal fluid |
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seminal vesicles |
glands in the male reproductive system that produce the major portion of semen |
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ejaculatory duct |
the canal connecting the seminal vesicles and van deferens |
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prostate gland |
a structure surrounding the male urethra that produces a secretion that helps liquefy the semen from the testes |
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cowper's glands |
two small glands that discharge into the male urethra |
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circumcision |
the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis |
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sexual orientation |
the direction of an individual's sexual interest |
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bisexual |
sexually oriented toward both sexes |
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heterosexual |
primary sexual orientation toward members of the other sex |
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homosexual |
primary sexual orientation toward members of the same sex |
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transgender |
having a gender identity different of one's biological sex |
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celibacy |
abstention from sexual activity |
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abstinence |
voluntary refrainment from sexual intercourse |
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masturbation |
manual/non-manual self-stimulation of the genitals, often resulting in orgasm |
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ergenous |
sexually sensitive |
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intercourse |
sexual stimulation by the means of entry of the penis to the vagina |
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cunnilingus |
sexual stimulation of a woman's genitals by means of oral manipulation |
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fellatio |
sexual stimulation of a man's genitals by means of oral manipulation |
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sexually transmitted infection (STI) |
the presence in the human body of an infectious agent that can be passed from one sexual partner to another |
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sexually transmitted diseases (STD) |
a disease that is caused by an STI that produces symptoms |
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human papillomavirus (HPV) |
a pathogen that causes genital warts and increases the risk of cerical cancer |
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herpes simplex |
a condition caused by one of the herpes viruses |
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chlamydia |
most widespread STI in the US (1.3M cases each year) |
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pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
inflammation of the internal female genital tract |
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gonorrhea |
600K new cases occur every year |
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nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) |
inflammation of the urethra caused by organisms other than the gonococcus bacterium |
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syphilis |
STI caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum |
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chancrioid |
soft, painful sore or localized infection usually acquired through sexual contact |
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HIV |
type of virus that causes a spectrum of health problems (impaired immunity) |
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AIDs |
the final stage of HIV (decreased levels of certain immune cells) |
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conformity drinking (men) |
drink to reinforce the image of masculinity associated with alcohol consumption |
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compensatory drinking (both genders) |
consuming alcohol to heighten their sense of masculinity/femininity |
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binge drinking |
a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings BAC to 0.08 or above |
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binge drinking for men |
5+ drinks |
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binge drinking for women |
4+ drinks |
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predrinking or pregaming |
drinking before going out |
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caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CAB) |
pre-mixed beverages that combine alcohol, caffeine, and other stimulants |
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ethyl alcohol |
the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages |
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standard drink |
one bottle/can of beer one glass of wine one small glass of wine one shot of distilled spirits |
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proof |
the alcoholic strength of a distilled spirt, expressed as twice the percentage of alcohol present |
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BAC |
the amount of alcohol in the blood, expressed as a percentage |
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absorption |
the passage of substances into or across membranes or tissues |
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fetal alcohol effects |
milder form of FAS (can result in permanent mental impairment) |
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fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) |
mental and physical defects in newborns caused by the mother's alcohol consumption during pregnancy |
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alcohol abuse |
continued use of alcohol, despite awareness of social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems related to drinking |
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alcohol dependency |
development of a strong craving for alcohol due to the pleasurable feelings or relief of stress or anxiety produced by drinking |
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alcoholism |
chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal disease, in which genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influence its development and manifestations |
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nicotine |
the addictive substance in tobacco |
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how many students currently smoke on campus |
1 in 4 |
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tar |
thick, sticky, dark fluid made up of several hundred different chemicals |
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carcinogin |
substance capable of causing cancer |
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bidis |
skinny, sweet-flavored cigarettes |
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aversion therapy |
a treatment that attempts to help a person overcome a dependence or bad habit by making the person feel disgusted or repulsed by that habit |
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environmental tobacco smoke |
secondhand smoke |
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mainstream smoke |
smoke inhaled directly by smoking |
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sidestream smoke |
the smoke emitted by a burning cigarette and breathed by everyone in a closed room |
