The general cateogory of drugs increases blood pressure and heart rate and (to some extent) brain function
What are stimulants?
100
Warm-up activities (expand, contract) blood vessels and help blood and oxygen flow throughout the body.
What is expand?
100
Another word for nervousness
What is anxiety?
100
Intense, irrational fears
What are phobias?
200
Medicines that one can purchase in a convenience store
What are OTC (Over The Counter) drugs?
200
When a person "needs" a chemical (generally a chemical that is being "abused") both physically and mentally
What is addiction?
200
The name for the type of exercise that gets your heart pumping and the blood flowing. Jogging, riding stationary bike, and jumping rope are examples
What is aerobic?
200
The response of humans and animals to danger
What is fight-or-flight?
200
This disorder causes near-constant anxious thoughts, such as fear of germs. People with this disorder try to relieve those thoughts with compulsive rituals, such as unnecessary hand washing.
What is OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)?
300
Medicines that can be purchased with a doctor's approval
What are prescription drugs?
300
When an addicted person quits using drugs, he/she may experience many symptoms such as paranoia, anxiety attacks, sleeplessness, depression, and severe mood swings. These are knows as _____ symptoms.
What is withdrawal?
300
As your muscles warm up, so do the nerve endings that fire back to your brain. This will help your ____________ and _____________. (Name one)
What is either balance or coordination?
300
A hormone made by the body which surges into the bloodstream, triggering a series of physical reactions
What is adrenaline?
300
This disorder may develop after a person experiences a terrifying event, such as soldiers being in war
What is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)?
400
Using medication for nonmedical reasons
What is prescription drug abuse?
400
A general classification of drugs in which slows normal brain function and body function
What is a depressant (sedative)?
400
Traditional stretch-and-hold type of stretching.
What is static stretching?
400
An almond-shaped brain structure that kicks into gear when facing a threat
What is amygdala?
400
Anxiety disorders may be treated two ways
What are therapy and/or medication?
500
A symptom of drug use/abuse in which a person believes that everything and everyone is out to "get" him/her
What is paranoia?
500
A brain neurotransmitter that creates a feeling of euphoria.
What is dopamine?
500
Stretching that involves moving as you stretch, such as high-knee walking across a gym
What is dynamic?
500
Brain chemical that is important for sending signals among brain cells
What is serotonin?
500
A sudden attack of terror and fear of losing control. This may feel like a heart attack