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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. By _______ ________ - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance.






2. This phase includes nicotine - water - and a variety of powerful chemical compounds known collectively as ____.






3. 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






4. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.






5. __________ 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.






6. 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






7. Rheumatic heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a _____________ infection of the throat (strep throat).






8. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person.






9. 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.






10. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.






11. Each year - unintentional injuries account for over ________ deaths and millions of nonfatal injuries.






12. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as _________.






13. By the time it reaches the uterus - a layer of cells that develops into an organ called the placenta surrounds the ______.






14. The fifth developmental task of developing intimacy usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and _______ - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships.






15. Androgyny - or the ________ of both feminine and masculine qualities - is more clearly evident in our society now than ever before.






16. In the fourth stage - or the decline stage - the first signs of ________ occur.






17. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.






18. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.






19. The idea behind this theory is that people's bodies age because the body 'wears out' as damage accumulates from __________ - toxins - and many other sources.






20. The prostate gland is a small - walnut-sized gland located below the ________.






21. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.






22. Some research suggests that as much as 50 to ___% of a person's risk of becoming an alcoholic are determined by genetic factors.






23. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.






24. About 75% of all car accidents occur within 25 miles of home and at speeds below ___ MPH.






25. ______ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others).






26. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.






27. Dying patients can feel as if they have been ________.






28. ___ is the most familiar of a class of chronic conditions known as autoimmune disorders






29. Getting rid of an ailment is only the first step toward correcting the underlying __________ that allowed the ailment to take hold.






30. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.






31. The least common form of asthma is _________ asthma.






32. The process of how a disease spreads is broken down into a 'chain of infection' consisting of six links. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing agent.






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. Mental __________ - however - are not a normal part of aging.






37. For many young adults - the new choices and feelings of independence can be both exciting and _____________.






38. The body resists the effects of insulin - which means that the cells don't absorb a lot of the sugar (________) that's in the blood - resulting in high blood sugar levels.






39. During this stage - neuromuscular tension is _________.






40. Direct transmission methods are observed in human-to-human transmission. These include contact between body surfaces such as touching - kissing - and sexual intercourse; ________ spread - which is inhalation of contaminated air droplets; and fecal-or






41. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.






42. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.






43. Humans react to stress with the fight or flight response. The heart and breathing rates speed up - sweating increases - the muscles become tense and __________ stops.






44. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.






45. Because _____ of a person's growth and development occurs in the presence of others - this dimension of health may be a critically important factor in a person's life.






46. According to the Food Pyramid - the second greatest proportion of your diet should come from the Vegetable group with a recommended _______ servings per day.






47. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause _______ pollution.






48. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.






49. _________ is a general term under which a variety of infectious respiratory conditions can be placed.






50. Surpassed only by lung cancer - ______ cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women.