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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the plateau stage - there is a leveling off of arousal immediately before _______.
Wellness
Orgasm
Mind
Not available
2. _______ - age - genetically determined body build - and current level of physical fitness will affect a person's flexibility.
Pectoris
Society
Gender
Pumping
3. Also known as impotence - erectile dysfunction may be caused by chronic diseases such as diabetes - vascular problems - or numerous psychogenic factors including anxiety - guilt - fear - and poor ______________.
Dependence
Self-concept
Resistance
Laxatives
4. ________ - the decay of radioactive materials - produces not only a great amount of energy - but also ionizing radiation in the form of radioactive particles.
Inflammation
Fission
Positive
60
5. Spiritual health includes one's ______ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs.
Morals
Electrical
Runners
Denial
6. In general - __________ excite or increase the activity of the central nervous system.
Abstinence
Stimulants
Low-density
Risk factor
7. AAI (artificially acquired immunity) occurs when the body is exposed to weakened or _______ infectious agents introduced through vaccination or immunization.
Killed
Employment
Bias
Cancerous
8. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Low-density
Menopause
Military
OTC
9. All risks have possible _________ outcomes.
Mentally
Immunizations
Aerobic
Negative
10. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that healthy adults exercise at an intensity level of between 60% and __% of their maximum heart rate. This level of intensity is called the target heart rate.
90
Dilate
10
Peripheral
11. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread air pollutants from ______ fuel combustion.
Plaque
Responsible
Second
Fossil
12. Pneumonia is often the specific condition causing death among the frail ________.
Elderly
Male
3
Streptococcal
13. African-Americans have a ___% greater risk of stroke than white Americans do - probably because African-Americans have a greater likelihood of having hypertension than white Americans
60
Probable
Ketamine
Anoxia
14. As a result - patients feel _____ quickly after eating a small meal.
Homeopathy
Behavior
Full
Inhibition
15. The diaphragm is a soft rubber ___ with a springlike metal rim that - when properly fitted and inserted by the user - rests in the top of the vagina.
Plaque
Isotonic
Cup
Generativity
16. Some symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder are loss of _________ in former friends and activities - extreme anxiety - and reliving in dreams and memories the traumatic event that brought on the condition.
Interest
Fetus
Recovery
Nerves
17. When the organ experiencing the lack of oxygen is the brain - it's called _________ Anoxia.
Eighteenth
Enabling
Cerebral
Cooler
18. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.
Animal
Alcohol
Types
Defenses
19. Although used interchangeably with contraception - birth control is an umbrella term that refers to all of the __________ you might use to prevent the birth of a child.
Bipolar
Crying
Procedures
Absorption
20. Sexuality experts prefer to view intimate behavior as sharing deep feelings and experiences with a partner or sharing profound physical __________ with a partner.
Self-concept
Imbalances
Pleasures
Gluocose
21. 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
Placenta
Removed
Hypercellular
Initial adult identity
22. ___ are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money.
Pumping
Positive
HMOs
Harm
23. Sperm cell development starts at about age 11 in boys and is influenced by the release of the hormone ____ from the pituitary gland.
ICSH
Electronic
2
Aerobic
24. ____________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good.
Heavy
20
Joints
Generativity
25. In the resistance stage - a person handles ______ by using psychological defense mechanisms.
Asprin
Stress
Opiates
Unwanted
26. ______ may be the most essential nutrient.
Compulsion
Water
Absorption
Emphysema
27. By _______ ________ - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance.
Older adulthood
Minimum
Euthanasia
Third
28. For Americans - this is the most familiar component of the 3 -000-year-old ________ medical system.
Chinese
Menopause
Flexibility
Dependence
29. Cancer of the prostate is the _____ most common form of cancer in men and a leading cause of death from cancer in older men.
Circulatory
Third
Exposed
Primary
30. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Alarm
Not available
Inscription
Sweat
31. Abortion should never be considered a first-line - preferred form of _________ control.
Fertility
40
Menstrual
Cohesiveness
32. Now - nearly 1 in __ women will develop breast cancer.
Vascular
Post traumatic stress
Stalking
8
33. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.
Extremities
Coagulating
Naturally
Health
34. According to this theory - as we age - our _______ system becomes defective; it's less capable of fighting foreign - invading organisms and it's less capable of distinguishing between foreign tissue and the body's own tissue (which results in the bod
Personality
Immune
Enabling
Bones
35. Today's food manufacturers add chemical compounds to the food supply for several reasons such as: (1) to maintain the _____________ value of the food; (2) to maintain the food's freshness by preventing changes in its color - flavor - and texture; (3)
Religious
Nutritional
Adrenaline
Gender
36. Two fats - linoleic acid and ______ linolenic acid are essential dietary components.
Pituitary
Asprin
Immune
Alpha
37. The only real concern is when a _________ mother gets infected with rubella - in which case it may cause major problems in the developing child.
3
Five
Glucose
Pregnant
38. For example - in a bicep curl - as you curl up the dumbbell - your bicep is shortening--this is the ___________ contraction.
Lower
Concentric
Attempt
Infarction
39. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as _____ alcohol intoxication.
Testes
Acute
OTC
Judgmental
40. Drugs used for date rape include Rohypnol - GHB and ______.
D
Ketamine
Dying
Monthly
41. People are using denial when they behave as if something is true - when in reality it is not true. This defense mechanism protects them from facing an unpleasant fact that they cannot yet _______.
Respiratory
Salivary
Depressant
Accept
42. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the ______ developmental task of establishing independence.
Diabetes
Second
Rehabilitation
Silent
43. Sexual orientation includes ______________ (opposite gender) - homosexual (same gender) and bisexual (both genders).
Pregnant
Dilate
40
Heterosexual
44. During congestive heart failure - the heart continues to work - but it cannot function well enough to maintain appropriate circulation. Venous blood flow starts to 'back up.' _________ occurs - especially in the legs and ankles.
Stress
Down
Released
Swelling
45. Although at birth children receive their external genitals - which in essence 'cast the die -' parents and ________ also contribute to the femininity or masculinity for traditional reinforcement.
Society
Most
Alpha
23
46. Earthquakes - floods - fires - serious accidents - or physical assaults are obvious _________.
Health
Practitoners
Smokeless
Stressors
47. According to the Food Pyramid - the second greatest proportion of your diet should come from the Vegetable group with a recommended _______ servings per day.
Intensity
Feeling
3 - 5
Resistance
48. The third stage of infection is known as the clinical stage - also called the ____ or acute stage - and is often the most unpleasant stage for the host.
Life
Acme
Stress
Unity
49. .Because of the organ's important roles in both __________ and metabolic processes - its destruction leaves the body in a state incompatible with living.
Secondhand
Concentric
Hypercellular
Digestion
50. The BMI does not reflect body _____________ or consider the degree of fat accumulated within the central body cavity - nor is it adjusted for age.
Composition
Modeling
Urinating
Suicide