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DSST Health

Instructions:
  • 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. Platelets are the components of blood that causes it to _____ - or coagulate - after an injury.






2. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.






3. Also known as the common cold - acute rhinitis is the sudden onset of _____ inflammation.






4. ____________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good.






5. 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






6. There are five developmental tasks that reflect the broad undergraduate college student age range of 18 to 40 years of age. Forming an ______ _____ _______ is the first developmental task of this age group and is important in order to have a producti






7. The Psychoanalytic Approach - developed by ______ _______ - focuses on a person's development during childhood and how this relates to their subconscious motivations.






8. The emergence of the _________ movement is the trend toward individuals taking increased responsibility for prevention or management of certain health conditions.






9. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.






10. ______________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality.






11. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.






12. One possible explanation for the conversion of protooncogenes into oncogenes involves the presence of environmental agents known as ___________.






13. A ________ headache is a very severe headache that can be triggered by stress.






14. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.






15. Embalming is the process of using formaldehyde-based fluids to replace the _____ components.






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






17. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.






18. This is a midlife developmental task in which one begins repaying society for its support through contributions associated with __________ - creativity - and occupation.






19. Thus when we catch an infectious disease - we fight the infection and in the process become _______ from developing that illness again should reinfection occur.






20. Angioplasty - an alternative to bypass surgery - involves the surgical insertion of a doughnut-shaped '_______' directly into the narrowed coronary artery.






21. Hypertrophic obesity is generally associated with excessive fat around the waist and is thought to contribute to conditions such as _________ mellitus - high levels of fat in the blood - high blood pressure - and heart disease.






22. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of General Adaptation Syndrome - known as the __________ stage.






23. Men commit suicide _____ times more often than women do and 72% of all suicides are committed by white men.






24. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.






25. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.






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






27. These new forms of immunotherapy are the use of interferon - monoclonal antibodies - interleukin-2 - tumor necrosis factor (TNF) - and certain bone marrow growth regulators. These products are being manufactured using genetic _____________ techniques






28. When the organ experiencing the lack of oxygen is the brain - it's called _________ Anoxia.






29. Men ______ the most suicides.






30. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.






31. Other people are single because of divorce - separation - death - or the absence of the _____________ to establish a partnership.






32. The THR (target heart rate) refers to the ________ number of times the heart needs to contract each minute to have a positive effect on a person's heart - lungs - and blood vessel.






33. 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






34. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.






35. Kubler-Ross describes the depression stage as one without much ________.






36. This narrowing fosters the development of chronic ______________ of the airways - which is the most damaging aspect of asthma.






37. Women are more likely to _______ suicide.






38. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.






39. Diaphragms and other vaginal barrier methods provide some ___________ against sexually transmitted diseases.






40. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.






41. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.






42. Anger usually causes a physiological reaction. Besides an increase in ______ _____ - a person may tremble or their face may become warm.






43. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - _________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today.






44. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.






45. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.






46. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.






47. Of particular concern are the effects of radiation on egg and sperm production - embryonic development - and dangerous or irreversible changes to the _____ and skin.






48. People in their forties often ask themselves whether or not they have accomplished their ______.






49. The second developmental task of the elderly is to ________ the highest level of physical function possible.






50. The reduction in blood flow is responsible for leg pain or cramping during exercise - numbness - tingling - coldness - and loss of _____ in the affected limb.