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DSST Health - 2
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health-fitness-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The fifth developmental task of developing __________ usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and midlife - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships
Ozone.
Frequency.
Community
Intimacy
2. The testes are originally formed inside the body near the abdomen. However - just before birth - they descend into a pouch of loose skin called the ____________.
Identity.
Urethra.
Scrotum.
Testicle.
3. ___________ is the refusal to recognize reality.
Fallopian.
Denial.
Labor.
Roe.
4. Electrical _______________ is a method to test for the percentage of body fat using resistance to the flow of electrical current
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Anaerobic.
Medicare.
Impedance.
5. Public health departments protect water supplies against _____________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria
Ovolactovegetarian.
Biological.
Exposure.
Control.
6. _________ is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from blood vessel damage in the brain
Stroke.
Acupuncture
Morals.
THR (target heart rate).
7. The third stage of infection is known as the _____________ stage - also called the acme or acute stage - and is often the most unpleasant stage for the host
. Gender.
Incubation.
Alternative.
Clinical.
8. During the _______________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die
Vegan.
Acceptance
Asthma.
Removal.
9. Secondhand tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute _________ attacks that require hospital emergency care
BMI (body mass index).
Breast.
Asthma.
Radiation.
10. The first link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing _________.
Agent.
Labor.
Emphysema.
AAI (artificially acquired immunity).
11. Empowerment is the key to successful ______________ based health promotion
Community
Ozone.
Emotional.
Binge.
12. The best way to add muscle mass is through ________________ training such as weight training
Resistance.
Child.
BMI (body mass index).
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
13. __________ gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium
Control.
Radon.
Labor.
Lung.
14. Alcoholics ___________ is a voluntary support group of recovering alcoholics who meet regularly to help each other get and stay sober
Anonymous.
Fetus.
Love.
D.
15. ____________ nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs
Pathogen.
Androgyny
Practitioners.
Anorexia.
16. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the _____________ of tissue suspected to contain cancerous cells
HMO (Health Maintenance Organizations).
PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Eutrophication.
Removal.
17. The final stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the ______________ stage
Resolution.
Nicotine.
Infatuation.
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
18. An ___________________ is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of eggs and dairy products
Depression
Acute.
Ovolactovegetarian.
Prostate.
19. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the _____________ system
Herpes.
Placenta.
Medicare.
Immune.
20. A lack of _____________ is a significant risk factor for heart disease
Exercise.
Greenhouse.
Frequency.
Fiber.
21. Health ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs
Distress.
Labor.
Insurance.
Six. Blood's functions -
22. _________s are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money
Fear.
Saturated.
Ovolactovegetarian.
HMO (Health Maintenance Organizations).
23. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the ______________ stage
Denial.
Intentional.
Depression
Endurance.
24. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ____________
Prostate.
Nicotine.
Condom.
Rhinitis.
25. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a ______________
Pesticide.
Gastroplasty.
Shyness.
Exercise.
26. The third link in the chain of infection is the ____________ of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.
Portal.
Mononucleosis.
Menarche
Rehabilitation.
27. A ___________ is a contraceptive device that also helps to protect against STDs
Bipolar.
Modeling.
Condom.
Benign.
28. ____________ classified human needs into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs
Denial.
Abraham Maslow.
Endurance.
Depressants.
29. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause ___________ pollution
Compulsion.
Ionizing.
Thermal.
Men.
30. The emergence of the _______-_______ movement is the trend toward individuals taking increased responsibility for prevention or management of certain health conditions
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Self-care.
Menopause.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
31. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ___________ ability is the third dimension of total health
Osteoarthritis.
Carcinoma.
Urinary
Social.
32. The embryo is wrapped in a protective covering called the _____________ sac
Amniotic
Chest.
Impedance.
Congestive.
33. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of _________________
Depressant.
HPV (human papillomavirus).
HMO (Health Maintenance Organizations).
Fermentation.
34. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or _____________ - is a state of extreme absorption in another
Infatuation.
Psychosomatic.
Heterosexuality.
Thermal.
35. ________________ refers to the use of a variety of substances to trigger a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from becoming activated
22.5%.
Responsibility
Orgasmic
Immunotherapy.
36. People with ___________ __________ fear humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by others
Global warming.
Minerals.
Social phobia.
Isometric.
37. A ______________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs
Women.
Self-esteem.
TSS (Toxic shock syndrome).
Deductible.
38. Assuming _________________ is the third developmental task that younger people are expected to progress in
Responsibility
Absorption.
Practitioners.
Generativity.
39. The most common sexual orientation throughout the world is known as ______________ - which refers to an attraction to opposite-gender partners
Independence.
Heterosexuality.
Global warming.
Chiropractic.
40. ______________ heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump out all the blood that returns to it - which can lead to dangerous fluid accumulations in veins - lungs - and kidneys
Progressive.
Cohabitation.
Orientation.
Congestive.
41. ______________ is capable of killing cancer cells by altering their genetic material while it is in an exposed state during cell division
Radiation.
Heterosexuality.
Homeopathy.
Overload.
42. _______________ is a system of medical practice that combines allopathic principles with specific attention to postural mechanics of the body
Osteopathy
Frequency.
HDL (high-density lipoprotein).
Chest.
43. The ___________ is a soft rubber cup with a springlike metal rim that - when properly fitted and inserted by the user - rests in the top of the vagina
Diaphragm
Orgasmic
Impedance.
Lung.
44. ___________ burial is the most common method.
Practitioners.
Aerobic
Celibacy.
Ground.
45. ___________ are the strong - immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience
Smoking.
Naturopathy.
Men.
Emotions.
46. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality
Hallucinogenic
Epidemic.
Hate.
Diabetes.
47. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______
Psychoactive.
Unintentional.
40
A.
48. Alcohol is removed from the bloodstream principally through the process of _______________
Gender.
Singlehood.
Transmission.
Oxidation.
49. The ability of joints to function through an intended range of motion is known as _____________
Flexibility.
Greenhouse.
Older.
Carbon monoxide.
50. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents
Ayurveda.
Roe.
Insulin.
Vacuum.