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| Focusing full attention on what another person is saying and letting the person know you understand and care what they are saying. |
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| Behavior that may seem threatening or disrespectful to others; it may involve pushy, threatening, or violent words/actions. |
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| Behavior in which one stands up for personal rights without anxiety while considering the rights of others. |
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| An illness in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for an extended period of time. |
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| Flight-or-Flight Response |
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| The initial reaction of the body to stress during the alarm stage. |
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| Blood pressure that is consistently above normal range. |
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| Abnormally low blood pressure. |
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| Behavior in which a person does not participate in a conversation or an activity. |
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| To successfully adapt to adversity. |
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| The thoughts and beliefs that an individual is able to handle challenges and demands. |
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| The reaction of the body and mind to challenges and demands. |
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| Skills and techniques that help an individual deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress. |
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| How one perceives a situation or event to be a threat. |
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| The act of intentionally taking one's own life. |
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| Being abnormally tolerant and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. |
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| The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting. |
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| A period of time that an intoxicated person cannot recall. |
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| A cancer-causing substance. |
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| A primary illness or disease, which is characterized by adiction to a mood-altering chemical. |
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| A disease of the liver, which becomes filled with useless scar tissue commonly associated with alcohol and/or drug abuse. |
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| Drugs that slow down the central nervous system. |
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| Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of other drugs. |
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| Chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) that affects the brain's processes that regulate movement and emotions, pleasure, and pain. |
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| The improper use of medicines - either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. |
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| The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug. |
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| The reliving of terrifying thoughts or feelings as a result of drug abuse. |
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) |
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| A group of alcohol-related birth defects that includes both physical and mental problems. |
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| Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch. |
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| The experience of altered moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch. |
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| The inability to conceive a child. |
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| The state of a person's mental and physical abilities being impaired by alcohol or another substance. |
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| The addictive drug in tobacco. |
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| Normative Expectations (Social Norms) |
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| Behavioral expectations and cues within a society or group. |
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| A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug. |
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| Over-the-counter Medicines |
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| Medicines that you can buy without a doctor's prescription. |
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| Irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others. |
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| A biological dependence on a substance. |
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| An emotional dependence on a substance. |
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| Medicines that cannot be used without the written approval of a licensed physician. |
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| Proceeds in steps and gets worse over time. |
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| An individual who studies the human mind and behavior. |
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| A medical doctor (specialist) that studies the development, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. |
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| The process of learning to live a drug-free life. |
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| Tobacco smoke that pollutes the air; also referred to as "environmental tobacco smoke." |
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| Action that leads to a discontinuation or quitting of tobacco products. |
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| A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs. |
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| A condition in which the body becomes used to the effects of a drug. |
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| The active ingredient in marijuana. |
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| A condition that occurs when a person stops using a drug on which they have a chemical dependency (addiction). |
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