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DSST Health - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function
Acute.
Mononucleosis.
Depressants.
Abortion.
2. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.
Directives.
Post traumatic.
Singlehood.
Dyspareunia.
3. During the sexual response cycle - ______________ is the engorgement of tissues that results when more blood is flowing into an organ than is flowing out
Vasocongestion.
Gastroplasty.
Smoking.
Immune.
4. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke
22.5%.
Inhalants.
Durable.
Breast.
5. A ______________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs
Euthanasia.
Depression.
Biological.
Deductible.
6. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and rice or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are ______________ proteins
Immune.
Complementary.
Partner.
Dyspareunia.
7. Positive use of stress is called ____________.
Eustress.
Cohabitation.
Celibacy.
Men.
8. 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
Women.
Fetus.
Intimacy
Distress.
9. A cancer screening procedure in which cells are removed from the cervix and examined for precancerous changes is known as a ________ test
Roe.
Global warming.
Pap.
Independence.
10. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the ______________ stage
Depression
Pesticide.
Labor.
Occupational.
11. ____________ is the major risk factor associated with sudden cardiac death.
Indirect.
Medicare.
Smoking.
Osteopathy
12. An irrational - repetitive - forced action - usually associated with an obsession is called a ______________
Compulsion.
Harassment.
Independence.
Lung.
13. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the second developmental task of establishing _______________.
Independence.
General adaptation.
Psychoactive.
Hypertension.
14. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects
Compulsion.
Incubation.
Speeding.
Tolerance.
15. The term ______________ system refers to the body's blood vessels
PAD (Peripheral artery disease).
Vascular.
Eustress.
Isometric.
16. In the fourth stage - or the ____________ stage - the first signs of recovery occur
Decline.
Exposure.
Chemotherapy.
Men.
17. In K
Denial.
Fetal.
Binge.
Codependence.
18. A causative agent for genital warts - __________ is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing precancerous changes in the cervix
HPV (human papillomavirus).
Condom.
Binge.
Syphilis.
19. Elder abuse can take many forms - but the most common is _____________
Neglect.
Homicide.
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
PAD (Peripheral artery disease).
20. COLD is made up of two separate - but related diseases. Chronic ____________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung
Crisis.
Mutations
Tolerance.
. Bronchitis.
21. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain
Prostate.
Recovery.
Acid.
Isokinetic.
22. The Drug Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 adds up to ______ years to the prison sentence of any rapist who uses a drug to incapacitate a victim
Intimacy.
Exercise.
Pneumonia.
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23. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse
Dyspareunia.
Rehabilitation.
Cannabis.
Prostate.
24. These defense mechanisms are sometimes called ___________ mechanisms.
Coping.
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Distress.
Labor.
25. _______________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing
Coping.
Homeopathy.
Breast.
Greenhouse.
26. _____________ - or the sharing of living quarters by unmarried people - represents another alternative to marriage
Grief
Coronary.
Syphilis.
Cohabitation.
27. A __________ vegetarian diet excludes all animal products - including eggs and dairy products
General adaptation.
Agent.
Vegan.
Adulthood.
28. Because joints are less flexible - some older people develop ________________ - a condition in which joints become painful
Placenta.
Abraham Maslow.
Medicare.
Osteoarthritis.
29. 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
Chiropractic.
Pancreatic.
Fermentation.
Greenhouse.
30. Studies indicate that a smoker's risk of ________________ disease decreases quickly after quitting regardless of how long they smoked
Cardiovascular.
Greenhouse.
Hepatitis.
. Gender.
31. Also known as the 'good cholesterol' - _________ transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body
Compulsion.
Hate.
HDL (high-density lipoprotein).
Social.
32. _________________ is a specific term for any procedure used to prevent the fertilization of an ovum
Contraception.
Pathogen.
Congestive.
Intrinsic.
33. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)
Herpes.
Women.
Psychoanalytic.
Dehydration.
34. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses
Cirrhosis.
_______________ defenses are first-line defenses - since they physically separate the internal body from the external environment. Mechanical.
PAD (Peripheral artery disease).
Modeling.
35. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______
Decline.
Six. Blood's functions -
40
Date.
36. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents
Vacuum.
Testicle.
Insulin.
Unintentional.
37. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants
Bipolar.
Androgyny
Cervical.
Fiber.
38. __________ (Men or Women?) commit the most suicides
Saturated.
Neglect.
Men.
Intellectual.
39. ____________ is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)
Vasocongestion.
Impedance.
Anger.
Insulin.
40. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - ____________ heart disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle
Kubler-Ross.
Alcoholism.
Fear.
Coronary.
41. Muscular training exercises in which traditional barbells and dumbbells with fixed resistances are used are referred to as as _______________ resistance exercises
40
Progressive.
Self-esteem.
Pancreatic.
42. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age 40 is sometimes called a mid-life ____________
Embalming.
Chest.
Obsession.
Crisis.
43. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called ____________ - occurs
Isokinetic.
Grief
Menopause.
Bargaining.
44. Small amounts of _______ are essential to the body
Uterus.
PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Ovarian
Fat.
45. In the context of health - _______________ refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of control over their health
Empowerment.
Set point.
Psychologists.
Atria.
46. In addition to the living will - the ___________ power of attorney for health care is another important advance medical directive that can assist terminally ill or incapacitated patients
Durable.
Acupuncture
Depressant.
Scrotum.
47. 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
Resistance.
Community
Repression.
Hate.
48. _________ 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
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Greenhouse.
Fossil
Naturopathy.
49. The average-sized adult has approximately _______ quarts of blood in his or her circulatory system
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50. ______________ of training refers to the number of times per week a person should exercise
Occupational.
Crisis.
Agent.
Frequency.