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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are many signs to an unhealthy relationship; they include emotional and physical abuse - excessive jealousy - dishonesty - irresponsibility and _____ abuse.
Greenhouse
Drug
Boys
Frequency
2. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.
Neurotransmitters
Heart
Neonate
Empathy
3. About 80% of men with chlamydia show signs and symptoms - including painful urination and a whitish pus discharge from the penis. Most _______ report no overt signs or symptoms.
Skin
Arousal
Women
Parenting
4. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.
Immune
Integrity
Contaminate
Cardiovascular
5. Also known as the common cold - acute rhinitis is the sudden onset of _____ inflammation.
Nasal
Homosexual
Information
1 million
6. Denial can serve as a temporary defense mechanism and can allow patients the _____ to accept their prognosis on their own terms.
Time
Harm
Arousal
Activated
7. With ______ diabetes - the problem is insulin resistance--the pancreas produces insulin - but the body doesn't respond to it properly.
Type 2
2006
Primary
Recovery
8. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.
Type 1
Third
Drunklike
Unknown
9. Empowerment involves individuals or groups taking responsibility for their own _______ and well being.
Male
Contaminate
Overweight
Health
10. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.
Self-concept
Allergens
Society
ANS
11. Spiritual health includes one's ______ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs.
Time
Morals
Parenting
Absorption
12. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.
Electronic
Cancerous
Nerves
Diabetes
13. By the __________ month - typical children have both the language and the insight to correctly identify their gender. They have established a gender identity.
Eighteenth
Fossil
4
Diabetes
14. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.
Physical
Deaths
Five
Natural
15. Cirrhosis or scarring eventually appears which can lead to liver failure and ______.
Testosterone
Storm
Death
Depression
16. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.
Bronchitis
Progressive
Hemoglobin
Elderly
17. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.
Natural
Hallucinogen
Caffeine
Fourth
18. Bodies are disposed of in one of four ways. _____________ is the most common method.
Exposed
Ground burial
Preoperational
Risk factor
19. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.
Hypercellular
Heredity
Behavior
Cirrhosis
20. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Military
Skin
Spread
Netherlands
21. In terms of infectious diseases that involve human reservoirs - the principal portals of exit are the digestive system - urinary system - respiratory system - ______________ system - and the blood.
Community
Stress
Reproductive
Cancerous
22. BAC is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled ___.
Erectile dysfunction
Vagina
Fourth
Air
23. The resistance will move only at a preset speed regardless of the ______ applied to it.
Male
Arteries
Spinal cord
Force
24. People who are codependent often find themselves denying the addiction and _________ the alcohol dependent person.
Allergens
Enabling
Rectum
B
25. Sexual harassment consists of ________ attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress.
Unwanted
Fat
Immune
Crowd
26. Most stalkers are _____.
Interaction
Bones
Intentional
Male
27. Sexual orientation refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual _________.
Interests
Social
Essential
Perceptions
28. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.
Intimate
Electrical
Blood
Ephedrine
29. They are often referred to as gateway drugs because their use is believed to lead to the use of the _________ drugs (i.e. cocaine - heroin - etc.).
Cancer
Imbalance
90
Stronger
30. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Natural
Withhold
Deadly
Dilation
31. The most common sexual orientation throughout the world is known as _______________ - which refers to an attraction to opposite-gender partners.
Heterosexuality
Absorption
T
Brain
32. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of __________.
Part D
Dependence
Unintentional
Contagious
33. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Life
Needs
Herpes
Blood vessel
34. Users of inhalants may also have some delusions and hallucinations. Some users may become quite ___________.
Alarm
Smokeless
Binge drinking
Aggressive
35. Muscular ________ can be improved best by training activities that use the overload principle.
Strength
Sober
All
Defenses
36. Although not MDs or Dos - doctors of podiatric medicine (____) treat a variety of conditions related to the feet - including corns - bunions - warts - bone spurs - hammertoes - fractures - diabetes-related conditions - athletic conditions - and struc
DPM
Imbalances
Infection
Migraine
37. The ability to _______ and act on information - clarify values and beliefs - and exercise decision making skills is part of the intellectual dimension.
Second
Blood
B
Process
38. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of ____________.
Rehabilitation
Second
Smoke
Fermentation
39. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.
Type B
Carcinogens
Physician
Marrow
40. Also known as the '____ cholesterol' - HDL transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body.
Frequency
Plaque
Good
Coitus
41. A predictable sexual response pattern for males and females was identified by Masters and Johnson. It consists of four stages. The first is the __________ stage.
Goals
Excitement
Bipolar
Attempt
42. 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
Passionate
Gluocose
Engineering
Blood
43. The nervous system is made up of all of the nerve tissues in the body. It is broken down into the central nervous system (CNS) and the ___________ nervous system.
Hispanics
Peripheral
Circulatory
Hormones
44. Once the extent of heart attack damage is identified - a physician or team of physicians can decide on a medical course of action. Currently popular is an extensive form of surgery called coronary artery ______ surgery.
Bypass
More
Hormones
Manipulation
45. Two fats - linoleic acid and ______ linolenic acid are essential dietary components.
Arousal
Wellness
Alpha
Embryo
46. 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type 2. Generally - it affects people older than __ years of age - but in the last twenty years - it has become a lot more common in children.
Anger
40
Heavy
Crypts
47. Supported by the ___________ and circulatory system - muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to function over time.
Condom
Frightening
Labial
Respiratory
48. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Cup
300
Labial
Fat
49. ______ refers to a severe lack of oxygen supply to an organ's tissue.
Anoxia
Carcinogens
Cirrhosis
Cervix
50. Lower - or more basic needs - must be met before higher needs can be __________.
Bread
Satisfied
More
Activated