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DSST Health - 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. This is known as the five stages of infection. The first stage of infection is the ______________ stage.






2. _________________ - which are the body's primary source of energy - are chemical compounds composed of sugar units






3. __________ (Men or Women?) commit the most suicides






4. ________-___________ syndrome is a mental disorder which affects some women who have had an abortion






5. Surpassed only by lung cancer - __________ cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women






6. Jean ___________ - a Swiss psychologist - was influenced by Freud's work as he worked on his own theories of development






7. Smoking ________ therapies are available in a variety of forms - including nicotine gum - trans dermal patches - nicotine inhalation devices - and oral medications that affect neurotransmitters






8. _________ is temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen






9. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of ________________






10. This environment forms the second link in the chain of infection and is referred to as the ____________ in which the agent resides.






11. Harm that is committed against a child is referred to as __________ abuse






12. Greater ___________ _______ makes possible a higher rate of metabolism which helps to maintain a healthy body weight






13. S. Supreme Court case _______ v. Wade - the United States joined many of the world's most populated countries in legalizing abortions within certain guidelines.






14. Sexual _______________ refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual interests






15. Although used interchangeably with contraception - birth ___________ is an umbrella term that refers to all of the procedures you might use to prevent the birth of a child






16. _____________ are highly trained clinicians who practice care of the feet






17. Within the last decade - ________________ is a new term that has been used to describe the relationship between drug-dependent people and those around them






18. Once the extent of heart attack damage is identified - a physician or team of physicians can decide on a medical course of action






19. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






20. _____________'s theories about the importance of the subconscious in personality development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality






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22. Birth occurs in three stages. The process of birth is called _________.






23. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called ____________ - occurs






24. Although religious beliefs and practices could be included in the _____________ dimension of health - the category could be extended to include a person's relationship with other living things






25. Lowering of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the primary factor that causes older adults to require ________ calorie intake






26. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______






27. When an illness is __________ - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire life






28. _____________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis






29. If a relationship progresses - passionate love is replaced by _____________ love






30. The most common alternative to marriage is _______________.






31. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)






32. ______________ drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important materials or carry out cell division in a normal manner






33. This process is called ____________ identification.






34. ________________ is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of plants






35. ________ is used in the digestion and absorption of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body






36. ________________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function






37. The first link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing _________.






38. ____________ abuse refers to violence committed against a domestic partner






39. Hans Selye coined the word ____________ for harmful - unpleasant stress.






40. Diseases associated with smokeless tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and ___________ systems






41. __________ stress can occur when someone is not able to respond immediately to a threat (real or imaginary)






42. In the chain of infection - pathogenic agents enter the bodies of uninfected people through the portal of _________






43. _________ is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled air






44. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as ____________






45. One possible explanation for the conversion of protooncogenes into oncogenes involves the presence of environmental agents known as _______________






46. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________






47. The _______________ phase is the portion of tobacco smoke composed of small suspended particles.






48. ______________ - an alternative to bypass surgery - involves the surgical insertion of a doughnut-shaped 'balloon' directly into the narrowed coronary artery






49. ________ is an illness that causes severe exhaustion - fatigue - aches - and depression and mostly affects women in their thirties and forties






50. It consists of four stages. The first is the ____________ stage.