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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.
Additives
Alarm
Homosexuality
Vulnerability
2. A ___________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time.
Synergistic
Glucose
Dilate
Blood
3. The most common example of social phobia is fear of _______ __________.
Public speaking
Fermentation
Midlife
Isokinetic
4. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.
Commit
Certification
Homosexuality
Cardiovascular
5. Diaphragms and other vaginal barrier methods provide some ___________ against sexually transmitted diseases.
Protection
Initial adult identity
Mechanical
Information
6. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.
Ground burial
Allergens
Eggs
Blood vessel
7. Also known as the common cold - acute rhinitis is the sudden onset of _____ inflammation.
Time
Inappropriate
Physical
Nasal
8. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.
300
60
Spinal cord
Cardiac
9. 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
ICSH
Each
Dilate
10. Examples of sexual harassment include unwanted physical contact - excessive pressure for dates - sexually explicit humor - sexual innuendos or remarks - offers of job advancement based on sexual favors - and overt sexual ________.
Assault
Stress
Gender
Post traumatic stress
11. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a _________.
Pesticide
Cerebral
Women
Reality
12. Homicide is the leading cause of death for _____ African-Americans ages 15 to 44.
Detection
Time
Taxol
Male
13. Regular aerobic exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle - maintain healthy blood vessels - and improve the ability of the ______ system to transfer blood and oxygen to all parts of the body.
Depressant
Empathy
Angina
Vascular
14. 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.
Crying
Ventricles
Boys
Waste
15. Post-abortion syndrome is a mental disorder which affects some women who have had an abortion. The symptoms are similar to _____ _______ _________ disorder.
Post traumatic stress
Elastic
Emphysema
HMOs
16. The ANS is divided into two systems that generally work in opposition to each other--the sympathetic and the _______________ nervous systems.
Parasympathetic
Women
Colostomy
Alcohol
17. The letters to help remember the symptoms are A for asymmetry - B for border irregularity - C is for color change - and D for _________ and E for elevation.
Flexibility
Alcohol
Diameter
Stressors
18. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.
Preoperational
Anorexia nervosa
Cooler
Stress
19. Saturated fats are fats that are _________ for the body to use.
Binge drinking
Difficult
Bladder
Plateau
20. One example of an unhealthy relationship is ___________ behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner.
Breasts
75
Depressant
Controlling
21. Whether through an individually designed program or through the aid of a skilled professional - the elderly can bring back some function to a previously high level. For example - the regular use of ______ _________ can improve an older person's abili
Netherlands
Self-esteem
Light weights
Skin
22. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.
Distress
Fission
Positive
Early
23. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Detection
Kubler-Ross
Proof
Fat
24. AAI (artificially acquired immunity) occurs when the body is exposed to weakened or _______ infectious agents introduced through vaccination or immunization.
Biological
Killed
Fats
T
25. The best way to add muscle mass is through __________ training such as weight training.
Resistance
Labial
Infarction
Suicide
26. In the context of health - empowerment refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of _______ over their health.
Coronary heart
Amniotic
Nonliving
Control
27. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Feelings
Estrogen
Abstinence
Different
28. __________ heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump out all the blood that returns to it - which can lead to dangerous fluid accumulations in veins - lungs - and kidneys.
Hallucinogen
Excitement
Congestive
Life
29. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.
Stronger
Integrity
Ninth
Blood
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
Living will
Synergistic
Mind
Entombment
31. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.
Bypass
Acupuncture
Dilation
Uterus
32. The first danger signal of acute alcohol intoxication is signs of shock - when a person cannot be aroused from a deep stupor where the person has a weak - ______ pulse.
3
Rapid
Relapse
Nutritional
33. A person's personality is the mix of how they feel - think - and behave that makes them _________ from anyone else.
Exit
Autonomic
Dilate
Different
34. The active chemical compound found in most over-the-counter ____ products is called PPA (phenylpropanolamine).
Second
Diet
Unwanted
Heavy
35. When this balloon is inflated - _______ and fatty deposits are compressed against the artery walls - widening the space through which blood flows.
Emphysema
Aggressive
Plaque
Thermal
36. Spiritual health includes one's ______ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs.
Abstinence
Morals
Force
Bladder
37. Piaget's studies focused on stages of intellectual development such as the sensorimotor stage - __________ stage - concrete operational stage - and the formal operational stage.
Bargaining
Mutation
Preoperational
Reverse
38. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.
Most important
Amino acids
Isometric
Gender
39. The alcohol content in distilled beverages such as whiskey - gin - rum - and vodka - is expressed using the term _____.
Proof
Unknown
Hypertension
Fat
40. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of General Adaptation Syndrome - known as the __________ stage.
Exhaustion
Immunity
Lower
Compromise
41. A process of self-adjustment has been observed in people who have a terminal illness. The stages in this process have helped form the basis for the modern movement of death education. Perhaps the most widely recognized name in the area is ___________
4
Kubler-Ross
Exhaustion
Productive
42. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.
Depression
Lower
Harm
Barr
43. Cancer of the prostate is the _____ most common form of cancer in men and a leading cause of death from cancer in older men.
Alcoholism
Third
Composition
Action
44. When users take a psychoactive drug - the patterns of ________ system function are altered.
Imbalances
Nervous
Sexual
Different
45. Each year Americans dispose of paper - newspaper - cardboard - clothing - yard waste - wood pallets - food waste - cafeteria waste - glass - metal - disposable tableware - and an endless variety of other types of MSW (municipal _______ ______).
Womb
Biological
Intoxicated
Solid waste
46. The _________ gland is often called the master gland because it controls the other glands.
Electrical
Morals
Amino acids
Pituitary
47. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.
Circulatory
Clitoris
Heterosexuality
External
48. Because of its vague symptoms - ovarian cancer has been referred to as a ______ cancer.
Amino acids
Cholesterol
Silent
Attempt
49. ________ improves memory and alertness and can help people perform cognitive tasks at peak levels.
Electronic
Ethics of sexuality. :
Exercise
Modeling
50. The sixth dimension of health is the occupational dimension - which reflects the fact that __________ satisfaction is directly related to many aspects of a person's health.
Injury
Employment
Depressant
Death