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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. Positive use of stress is called ____________.






2. Health ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs






3. _______________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing






4. The final stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the ______________ stage






5. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) ______________ drug






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






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






8. The trash that is collected from our homes is referred to as ________.






9. ______________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure






10. Muscular strength can be improved best by training activities that use the _____________ principle






11. Noncancerous - or ___________ tumors do not spread






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






13. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ___________ and grows into a fetus






14. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality






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






16. ___________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body






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






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






19. Criminal acts directed at a person or group solely because of a specific characteristic - such as race - religion - ethnic background - or political belief are referred to as bias and _________ crimes






20. ____________ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression






21. _____________ injuries are injuries that are committed on purpose






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






23. This is known as the five stages of infection. The first stage of infection is the ______________ stage.






24. Small amounts of _______ are essential to the body






25. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






26. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or _______ ___ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin






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






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29. Pulmonary ____________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed






30. Young _______________ is a time of major transitions for people






31. In the context of health - _______________ refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of control over their health






32. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses






33. ________________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body






34. Physically - emotionally - socially - and occupationally - elderly people must accept at least some decline. For areas of decline in which some measure of reversal is possible - the elderly have an opportunity to seek ________________.






35. ______ can be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with a situation






36. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or _____________ - is a state of extreme absorption in another






37. How you feel about yourself is known as your ______-________






38. The _______________ Approach - developed by Sigmund Freud - focuses on a person's development during childhood and how this relates to their subconscious motivations






39. 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 ____________.






40. One example of an ____________ relationship is controlling behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner






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






42. Because of its vague symptoms - ____________ cancer has been referred to as a silent cancer






43. An ___________ is an inscription on a grave marker or monument






44. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as __________ alcohol intoxication






45. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs - _______________ needs are the most basic needs






46. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _________________.






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






48. The ________________ effect is the warming of the Earth's surface that is produced when solar heat becomes trapped by layers of carbon dioxide and other gases






49. The third stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the ___________ stage






50. ______________ is a system of treatment that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents to correct underlying imbalances