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DSST Health

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  • 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. Usually - _______ is felt when the patient becomes stressed or exercises too strenuously.






2. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.






3. Fertilization occurs in a narrow tube called the Fallopian tube that connects an _____ and the uterus.






4. An irrational - repetitive - forced ______ - usually associated with an obsession is called a compulsion.






5. The ______ link in the chain of infection is the mode of transmission - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts.






6. Withdrawal - or ____ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen.






7. Organic compounds that facilitate the action of enzymes are called ________.






8. Pulmonary _________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed.






9. ____ can be a very difficult concept to define. Clinical determinants of death refer to measures of bodily functions.






10. A few examples of contraceptive methods are the use of condoms - oral contraceptives - _____________ - and diaphragms.






11. Denial can serve as a temporary defense mechanism and can allow patients the _____ to accept their prognosis on their own terms.






12. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.






13. For many young adults - the new choices and feelings of independence can be both exciting and _____________.






14. Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape that involves ______ sexual intercourse by a dating partner.






15. The _____ _______ Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 adds up to 20 years to the prison sentence of any rapist who uses a drug to incapacitate a victim.






16. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.






17. 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.






18. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.






19. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare ______.






20. ___________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body.






21. Physiological needs include food - water - ______ - sex and health.






22. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.






23. For people who have smoked a pack or less of cigarettes per day - within __ years after quitting smoking - their heart disease risk is virtually the same as those who never smoked.






24. The least common form of asthma is _________ asthma.






25. Type B (HBV) is spread in various ways including sexual contact - intravenous drug use - tattooing - and though medical and dental practice. Chronic HBV infection has been associated with liver __________ and liver cancer.






26. In urban areas located in ______ climates - sulfur oxides and particulate matter combine with moisture to form a grayish haze known as smog.






27. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.






28. It is estimated that about __________ children are victims of child abuse and neglect each year






29. The Wear and Tear Theory of Aging states that aging happens due to the ______ done to our body's cells over time.






30. One of these medical directives is the ________ _____ - which confirms a dying person's desire to be allowed to die peacefully and with a measure of dignity if a time should arise when there is little hope for recovery from a terminal illness or seve






31. As ovarian function and hormone production diminish - a period of adjustment must be made by the hypothalamus - ovaries - uterus - and other _________-sensitive tissues.






32. Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive - chronic disease of the brain which attacks ______ and brain cells.






33. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.






34. These tumors are usually enclosed by a fibrous membrane and do not spread from their point of origin as cancerous tumors can. Benign tumors can be dangerous when they ______ out normal tissue within a confined space.






35. Now - nearly 1 in __ women will develop breast cancer.






36. The weight range deemed appropriate for people of a specific ______ - age - and frame size is referred to as desirable weight.






37. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.






38. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called ____ _______ _______ disorder.






39. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.






40. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.






41. the combined use of ________ and tranquilizers produces a synergistic effect greater than the total effect of each of the two drugs taken separately. In this instance - a much-amplified - perhaps fatal sedation will occur.






42. Ayurveda is a traditional ______ medicine based on herbal remedies.






43. The embryo is wrapped in a __________ covering called the amniotic sac.






44. Men ______ the most suicides.






45. Three common aspects of addictive behavior are exposure - compulsion - and loss of _______.






46. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of ____________.






47. Once sperm cells leave the ______ they travel to the penis through a series of tubes.






48. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.






49. Coping skills - flexibility - or the knack of saying the right thing at the right time may not serve a person as well as does the ability to use _____________ or understand a new idea.






50. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.