Vigilance
* also means preparedness.
* has meaning only if the nature of power is understood.
* is an important ingredient of drug abuse prevention
  - attention
  - most essential when vulnerable populations are involved
  - perpetuated by awareness
  - the key to safe blood products and derivatives
* is the price of bandwidth
  - victory
  - product of distrust
  - proper presencing of a phenomenon within a context of absence
* means continuousness
  - immediacy
  - learning about the Net
  - paying attention to what's happening in the world
* refers to constant monitoring, often of the news, weather, and financial markets.

Vasovagal syncope
* affects young children and women more often.
* is an abnormal reaction of the nerves to otherwise normal circumstances
  - unusual response to emotional stress, excitement, fatigue, hunger or pain
  - the medical term for the common faint

Visual alertness
* increases as they view their environment.
* is increased when babies can face forward to view their environment.

Voluntary simplicity
* fosters a richness of self and community relations.
* involves choosing to have a 'life' rather than a 'lifestyle'
  - practical ways to live while consuming less of the earth's resources
* is another way of living more peacefully
  - one of the leading trends in the United States
* lifestyle of integrity practiced with a whole systems view point.

Vocational rehabilitation
* is rehabilitation.
* process which is unique to the individual.
* serves people with varying types of disabilities.

Vasodilation
* causes increased ultrafiltration across the capillary bed
  - mild, transient erythema as the skin attempts to cool down
  - warmth and redness
* decreases myocardial workload and oxygen demand.
* is dilatation
* leads to hypovolemic shock.
* occurs and can result in some edema before frank high-output heart failure occurs.
* refers to the opening of pupils in response to eye infections.
* then occurs, followed by a release of enzymes that cause cell necrosis.
* widening of the lumen due to smooth muscle contraction
  - smooth musclerelaxation

Verbal abuse
* can and sometimes does, turn physical
  - be a weapon used by either partner in a couple
* can be just as life-threatening as a loaded gun
  - painful as physical abuse
  - cause as much, maybe more damage than the physical part of it
  - leave more lasting emotional scars than any other form of abuse
  - really hurt someone
  - sometimes turn into physical abuse
  - take many forms
* can, sometimes, be just as damaging as physical abuse.
* common form of mental injury and can lead to domestic violence.
* crazymaking means of dominance and control.
* escalates and often turns into physical abuse
  - turns into physical abuse over time
* form of emotional violence.
* happens everyday.
* is always humiliating as it is nonrespectful towards the other person
  - cruel
  - hurtful and usually attacks the nature and abilities of the partner
* is just as bad as physical abuse, sometimes even worse
  - damaging and just as painful as physical abuse
  - manipulative and controlling
  - much more than calling someone names
  - part of everyday life at senior level
  - personal and lowers self esteem in children and adults
  - prevalent and includes intimidation as well
  - primarily about control
  - sometimes worse than physical abuse
  - the norm in families of addicts
* occurs when a person is constantly berated for the actions or inactions.

Visual programming
* fast, easy to understand and very convenient way of programming.
* is the use of graphical techniques in computer programming
  - graphics and graphical techniques in computer programming
* speeds almost all areas of software development.