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DSST Health
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Mental __________ - however - are not a normal part of aging.
Disorders
Autoimmune
Binge
Initial adult identity
2. _____ abuse can take many forms - but the most common is neglect.
Plants
Entombment
Animal
Elder
3. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.
Hair
Artery
Parenting
Heavy
4. Research continues to focus on virus-induced autoimmune mechanisms in which the body's own __ cells attack viral-infected myelin-producing cells.
Testes
Fights
Blood
T
5. The purpose of this surgery is to detour or bypass areas of coronary artery obstruction by using a section of a _____ from the patient's leg or an artery from the patient's chest and grafting it from the aorta to a location just beyond the area of ob
Mind
BMI
Vein
BMR
6. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ________.
Tar
Resistance
Nicotine
Breathing
7. Vegans often have trouble maintaining adequate intakes of iron - zinc - and calcium. In addition - vitamin __ deficiencies can occur.
Perceptions
Mutation
D
Most
8. Depression is an emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness - melancholy - dejection - worthlessness - emptiness - and hopelessness that are _____________ and out of proportion to reality.
Inappropriate
Biological
Mild
Detection
9. Sexual harassment consists of ________ attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress.
Girth
20
Violent
Unwanted
10. Siblings - the media - and the __________ also play important roles in gender development.
Amino acids
Love
Community
Contraception
11. 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.
Third
3
Vas deferens
Preoperational
12. _____________ is a viral infection characterized by weakness - fatigue - swollen glands - sore throat - and low-grade fever.
Pathogenic
Stressor
Mononucleosis
Amniotic fluid
13. A more basic responsibility of an adult is to maintain and improve their _______.
1 million
Women
Denial
Health
14. Stroke is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from _____ _____ damage in the brain.
Indirect
Blood vessel
Premium
Difficult
15. ________ is frequently a significant contributing factor in these rape situations.
Alcohol
Breathing
Behavior
Lipoproteins
16. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.
Allergens
Physician
Needles
Unwanted
17. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.
Acute
Diagnosed
Parasympathetic
Different
18. ____ is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant less than one year old.
SIDS
Society
Girth
Euthanasia
19. ___________ is the key to successful community based health promotion.
Empowerment
Naturally
Dependence
Integrity
20. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.
Detection
Solid
Distress
Fat
21. AAI (artificially acquired immunity) occurs when the body is exposed to weakened or _______ infectious agents introduced through vaccination or immunization.
Hypercellular
Dying
Cervix
Killed
22. Tolerance is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has ___________ effects.
Healthy
Contaminate
Diminishing
Probable
23. A variety of factors including aging - free ________ formation - radiation - and an array of carcinogens that are associated with the miscopying of the complex genetic information that comprises the genes found within the cell - including those inten
Bones
Radical
Spiritual
Second
24. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the ______ system.
Immune
Breasts
Mononucleosis
Rehabilitation
25. Many parents begin to control the child's exposure to experiences traditionally reserved for children of the opposite gender. This is particularly true for _____. Many parents will stop play activities that they think are too feminine.
Silent
Boys
SLE
Scrotum
26. As ovarian function and hormone production diminish - a period of adjustment must be made by the hypothalamus - ovaries - uterus - and other _________-sensitive tissues.
Nerve
Estrogen
Full
Mononucleosis
27. Proteins are found in every living cell. Of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids - the body can synthesize all but _____ essential amino acids which come from the foods we eat.
Chiropractic
Binge drinking
Nine
Dilate
28. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.
Nine
Alcoholism
Parasympathetic
Absorption
29. The placenta also serves as a filter - screening out many harmful substances. In addition - the placenta receives the ______ products from the embryo and passes them into the mother's bloodstream.
Waste
Danger
Sperm
Resistance
30. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.
Bargaining
Heart
Cerebrovascular
Intentional
31. Certain combinations of vegetable proteins - such as beans and rice - allow each vegetable to make up for the missing _______ ______ in the other protein. These combinations are called complementary proteins.
Contaminate
Testes
Amino acids
Male
32. Sexual orientation includes ______________ (opposite gender) - homosexual (same gender) and bisexual (both genders).
Minimum
Heterosexual
Full
Marriage
33. A causative agent for genital warts - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing ____________ changes in the cervix.
Inflammation
Metabolic
Precancerous
Carcinoma
34. Stress is your body's response to physical or mental demands or pressures. The physical or mental demands that cause the stress are called _________.
Removed
Community
Alcohol
Stressors
35. Over the counter medications include ________ - cold medicine and laxatives.
Asprin
Fermentation
Final
Health
36. For a growing number of older adults - remediation and rehabilitation are rarely necessary because of the high level of physical ________ that they enjoy.
Stressors
Fat
Fitness
Headaches
37. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.
Treatment
Diabetes
Streptococcal
Depressant
38. Autism is a neurological disorder in which a person has difficulty with ______ communication and interaction.
Social
Physical
ICSH
Chinese
39. 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.
OTC
Arteries
Interest
Spiritual
40. When this balloon is inflated - _______ and fatty deposits are compressed against the artery walls - widening the space through which blood flows.
Cirrhosis
Plaque
Cardiovascular
Empowerment
41. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Vulnerability
Women
Lower
Deadly
42. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Heart
Bipolar
Not available
Immune
43. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.
Pancreatic
Animal
Embarrassment
Cirrhosis
44. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.
Silent Spring
Killed
PAI
Heredity
45. In terms of infectious diseases that involve human reservoirs - the principal portals of exit are the digestive system - urinary system - respiratory system - ______________ system - and the blood.
Herpes
Action
Sulfur
Reproductive
46. In women - ___________ is known as painful intercourse.
Dyspareunia
Wellness
Love
Heterosexuality
47. Facts about STD: (1) more than one STD can exist in a person at a given point in time (2) the symptoms of STDs can vary over time and from person to person (3) little _________ is developed for STDs (4) STDs can predispose people to additional health
Same
Immunity
Third
Neurotransmitters
48. The endometrium is flushed out of the woman's body once a month during the __________ cycle - assuming that the woman does not become pregnant.
Older adulthood
Bypass
Kubler-Ross
Menstrual
49. Beyond its biological roots - heterosexuality has significant cultural and __________ support in virtually every country in the world.
Kubler-Ross
Religious
Alcohol
Stressor
50. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Full
Fat
Blindness
Stress