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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






2. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.






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






4. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke






5. A ______________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs






6. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and rice or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are ______________ proteins






7. Positive use of stress is called ____________.






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






9. A cancer screening procedure in which cells are removed from the cervix and examined for precancerous changes is known as a ________ test






10. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the ______________ stage






11. ____________ is the major risk factor associated with sudden cardiac death.






12. An irrational - repetitive - forced action - usually associated with an obsession is called a ______________






13. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the second developmental task of establishing _______________.






14. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects






15. The term ______________ system refers to the body's blood vessels






16. In the fourth stage - or the ____________ stage - the first signs of recovery occur






17. In K






18. A causative agent for genital warts - __________ is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing precancerous changes in the cervix






19. Elder abuse can take many forms - but the most common is _____________






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






21. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain






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






23. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






24. These defense mechanisms are sometimes called ___________ mechanisms.






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






26. _____________ - or the sharing of living quarters by unmarried people - represents another alternative to marriage






27. A __________ vegetarian diet excludes all animal products - including eggs and dairy products






28. Because joints are less flexible - some older people develop ________________ - a condition in which joints become painful






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






30. Studies indicate that a smoker's risk of ________________ disease decreases quickly after quitting regardless of how long they smoked






31. Also known as the 'good cholesterol' - _________ transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body






32. _________________ is a specific term for any procedure used to prevent the fertilization of an ovum






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






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






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






36. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents






37. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants






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






39. ____________ is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)






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






41. Muscular training exercises in which traditional barbells and dumbbells with fixed resistances are used are referred to as as _______________ resistance exercises






42. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age 40 is sometimes called a mid-life ____________






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






44. Small amounts of _______ are essential to the body






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






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






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






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






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