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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At a level of 0.10% (one part alcohol to 1000 parts blood) - the drinker typically loses significant motor coordination. Most states consider a drinker at this BAC to be legally _____________.
Obesity
Intoxicated
40
Indulgence
2. Diseases associated with _________ tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and urinary systems.
Binge
Feelings
Moved
Smokeless
3. During early childhood - children learn that boys and girls are _________. This process is called gender identification.
Living will
Depressant
Different
Marriage
4. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.
Fever
Nutrition
Rehabilitation
Good
5. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.
Depressants
Drug Induced
Runners
Parenting
6. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.
Cell division
Chronic
Third
On Death and Dying
7. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.
Proof
Malignant
Cardiac
Hereditary
8. A number of physiological and structural characteristics help people accomplish their developmental tasks including their level of susceptibility to disease - body weight - visual ability - strength - ______________ - level of endurance - and powers
Cancerous
Drinking water
Glucose
Coordination
9. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.
Obesity
THC
Most important
Social
10. As ovarian function and hormone production diminish - a period of adjustment must be made by the hypothalamus - ovaries - uterus - and other _________-sensitive tissues.
Estrogen
Rubella
Sexual
Emotions
11. An epitaph is an ___________ on a grave marker or monument.
Control
Inscription
Passively Acquired
Hemoglobin
12. In women - ___________ is known as painful intercourse.
Pneumonia
Dyspareunia
Cervix
Pandemic
13. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.
Control
3
Behavior
Integrity
14. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.
Alcoholism
Self-concept
Homicide
Stressors
15. Melanoma is a cancer which arises from the _______-containing cells of skin.
Condom
Intrinsic
Melanin
Emotions
16. In Kubler-Ross' stages of dying - _____ is a common emotional reaction after denial.
Nicotine
Winter
Anger
First
17. Isometric exercises are muscular strength exercises in which the resistance is so great that the object cannot be _____.
Atherosclerosis
Integrity
Moved
Materials
18. A chronic problem that affects women more than men is osteoporosis - a condition in which _____ become weak and brittle.
Bones
Blood
Satisfied
Military
19. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.
Damage
Health insurance
Difficult
Greenhouse
20. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.
Bargaining
Sperm
Endorphins
Pollutant
21. Exercise is a good defense against stress. Increasing ________ activity stimulates the release of endorphins.
Physical
Pleasures
Colostomy
Vascular
22. For a growing number of older adults - remediation and rehabilitation are rarely necessary because of the high level of physical ________ that they enjoy.
Blood
Mind
Fitness
Intimate
23. During exercise - the level of endorphins circulating in the blood is higher than at other times. These chemicals are thought to be responsible for the strong feeling of well-being and relaxation experienced by long distance ________..
Natural
Speeding
Ethics of sexuality. :
Runners
24. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and ____ or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are complementary proteins.
Bones
Down
Damage
Rice
25. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.
Third
Heavy
Smoke
Control
26. This is a midlife developmental task in which one begins repaying society for its support through contributions associated with __________ - creativity - and occupation.
Domestic
SLE
Lifetime
Parenting
27. ______ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others).
Depressant
Herpes
Miscopy
Cough
28. A primary form of ___ found in the blood is known as cholesterol.
Detection
Intrinsic
Fat
Flexibility
29. Bisexuals may fall into one of three groups: those who are (1) genuinely attracted to both genders - (2) ___________ but also feel the need to behave heterosexually - or (3) aroused physically by the same gender but attracted emotionally to the oppos
External
Homosexual
Resistance
Lower
30. When users take a psychoactive drug - the patterns of ________ system function are altered.
Self-esteem
Respect
Negative
Nervous
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.
Rectum
Treatment
Amino acids
Hydrogen
32. Tests conducted on homes in various parts of the country suggest that 20% of all homes have higher than normal levels and ___% have dangerously high levels.
10
Lower
Depression
3
33. Harm that is committed against a child is referred to as _____ _____.
First
Dying
Headaches
Child abuse
34. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Indian
Vein
Not available
Third
35. Alcoholism is characterized by impaired control over drinking - preoccupation with alcohol - use of alcohol despite adverse consequences - and distortions in thinking - most notably _______.
Advantage
Thermal
Denial
Secretory
36. Alcohol - tobacco and _________ are often called gateway drugs.
Marijuana
Bias
Depression
Immune
37. Homicide is the leading cause of death for _____ African-Americans ages 15 to 44.
Post traumatic stress
Self-esteem
Male
Diminishing
38. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.
Depressed
Drug
Type B
Most important
39. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.
Cerebral
Uterus
Bronchitis
Indirect
40. A person's growth and development can be associated with some _______________ - which may lead to feelings of rejection and failure that could reduce a person's overall productivity and satisfaction.
Vulnerability
Blood
Damage
Pregnant
41. Secondhand tobacco smoke is an indoor air __________ widely recognized as a major health risk - especially for children.
Frightening
Digested
Productive
Pollutant
42. Withdrawal - or ____ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen.
PAI
Coitus
Five
Defense
43. Denial can serve as a temporary defense mechanism and can allow patients the _____ to accept their prognosis on their own terms.
Radiation
Nutritional
Carbon dioxide
Time
44. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.
Marrow
Caffeine
Sigmund Freud
Rationalization
45. In his studies of stress - Dr. Hans _____ found that a person's body adapts to a stressor through a set pattern of physical reactions. He termed this adjustment as the General Adaptation Syndrome.
Selye
Type 1
Solid
Mental
46. When used on a routine basis - ___ medications should be carefully discussed with a physician or pharmacist.
Lowering
Adulthood
OTC
Drug Induced
47. Embalming is the process of using formaldehyde-based fluids to replace the _____ components.
Blood
Military
Defenses
Homicide
48. Although people have attempted to sober up by drinking hot coffee - taking cold showers - or exercising - the oxidation rate of alcohol is unaffected. Passage of time remains the _____ effective remedy for diminishing alcohol's effects.
Abstinence
Ventricles
Only
Undescended
49. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.
Blood
Hydrocarbons
Empathy
Women
50. Within the last decade - codependence is a new term that has been used to describe the relationship between ____-dependent people and those around them.
Drug
Reality
Distress
Control