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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.






2. Often judged by a physician who can then sign a legal document called a medical death certificate - these clinical criteria include the following: lack of heartbeat and __________ - lack of central nervous system function - and the presence of rigor






3. Members of AA are encouraged not to be ___________ about the behavior of other members. They support anyone with a problem caused by alcohol.






4. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.






5. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.






6. Physical activity helps lower overall blood _____________ levels for most people - encourages weigh loss and retention of lean muscle mass - and allows people to moderate the stress in their lives






7. Genetic mutations develop when dividing cells _______ genetic information.






8. For a fixed ________ fee - enrollees are given comprehensive health care with an emphasis on preventive health care.






9. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.






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






11. For a disease to be ___________ - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or pathogen - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus.






12. During the __________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die.






13. both males and females - the ____ is relatively high at birth and continues to increase until the age of 2.






14. Personalities can be healthy or unhealthy. Usually - society regards _________ healthy people as those who accept themselves.






15. Many professional nurses continue their education and earn master's and doctoral degrees in nursing or other health-related fields. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _____________.






16. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.






17. Similar to coronary ___________ - a cerebrovascular occlusion can be started by a clot that forms within an artery - called a thrombus - or by a clot that travels from another part of the body to the brain - called an embolism.






18. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age __ is sometimes called a mid-life crisis.






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






20. Cancer of the prostate is the _____ most common form of cancer in men and a leading cause of death from cancer in older men.






21. Prolonged periods of silence or _______ are normal components of the depression stage.






22. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.






23. The ______ link in the chain of infection is the mode of transmission - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts.






24. Water is used in the digestion and __________ of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body.






25. 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






26. A form of obesity in which fat cells are ________ but not excessive in numbers is called hypertrophic obesity.






27. ______ refers to a severe lack of oxygen supply to an organ's tissue.






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






29. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.






30. After paying a ________ to an insurance company - the policyholder is covered for specific benefits.






31. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.






32. ________ are the strong - immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience.






33. A related term is _________ - which refers to widespread (worldwide) epidemics which affect a large segment of the population.






34. Psychoactive drugs refer to any substance capable of altering feelings - moods - or perceptions. They include stimulants - depressants - hallucinogens - ________ - and inhalants.






35. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.






36. The autonomic nervous system (____) is also called the involuntary nervous system because it controls involuntary actions such as your heart beat or the narrowing and widening of your blood vessels.






37. Research shows that within __ years of smoking cessation - the risk of heart disease is almost the same as for someone who never smoked.






38. _____ abuse can take many forms - but the most common is neglect.






39. Bodies are disposed of in one of four ways. _____________ is the most common method.






40. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.






41. Risk can be defined as the degree of ______ that goes along with a situation.






42. Three common aspects of addictive behavior are exposure - compulsion - and loss of _______.






43. Direct euthanasia usually involves the administration of large amounts of __________ drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop.






44. The Epstein-Barr virus is believed to cause _______ ________ syndrome (CFS) - mononucleosis - and multiple sclerosis (MS).






45. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.






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






47. The current emphasis is on the successful prevention and treatment of STDs rather than on the...






48. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.






49. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ________.






50. Radon gas is a naturally occurring ___________ gas produced by the decay of uranium.