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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. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ________.






2. Harm that is committed against a child is referred to as _____ _____.






3. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.






4. Depressants produce tolerance in abusers - as well as strong psychological and _________ dependence.






5. Sexual harassment consists of ________ attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress.






6. During fermentation - yeast cells act on the sugar content of fruits and grains to produce alcohol and ________________.






7. In men - _________ ___________ is the inability to achieve an erection.






8. Poor health is highly related to the way we live; many diseases can be ________.






9. An obsession is a recurrent - irrational - ________ thought or impulse.






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






11. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.






12. ____ syndrome is a genetic disorder causing mental retardation and other problems. It results from having an extra copy of chromosome 21.






13. This stage has also been called a silent stage. Transmission of the pathogen to a new host is possible - but not _________ during this state. During this stage - it's possible for a host to be infected - but not be infectious.






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






15. Cholesterol is attached to structures called ____________.






16. A person's health is composed of ___ interacting - dynamic dimensions.






17. ________ - or murder - is the intentional killing of one person by another.






18. 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.






19. Piaget's studies focused on stages of intellectual development such as the sensorimotor stage - __________ stage - concrete operational stage - and the formal operational stage.






20. 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.






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






22. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare ______.






23. During this stage - neuromuscular tension is _________.






24. Stroke is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from _____ _____ damage in the brain.






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






26. The chewing gum has been on the market for a number of years and when used correctly along with smoking cessation ___________ - has demonstrated a success rate of 40% or more.






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






28. The _________________ nervous system has a calming effect; stimulation of nerves in this system result in things such as decreased heart and breathing rate.






29. Other age related changes affecting nutrition include physical changes to the teeth - _________ glands - taste buds and changes to the gastrointestinal tract.






30. The most vulnerable female victims are African-American and __________ - live in large cities - are young and unmarried - and are from lower socioeconomic groups.






31. A cancer screening procedure in which cells are removed from the ______ and examined for precancerous changes is known as a Pap test.






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






33. For a growing number of older adults - remediation and rehabilitation are rarely necessary because of the high level of physical ________ that they enjoy.






34. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.






35. Everyone feels 'down' or 'blue' at times - but depression is characterized by a more ________ state of feeling low.






36. Acid rain is rain that has a _____ pH than that normally associated with rain.






37. Autism is a neurological disorder in which a person has difficulty with ______ communication and interaction.






38. Saturated fats are fats that are _________ for the body to use.






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






40. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the ______ system.






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






42. The sense of taste diminishes - causing some people to neglect __________.






43. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.






44. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.






45. The fetus is still surrounded by the _________ sac and the placenta has formed along the uterine lining.






46. Most of the exercises you do are ________ exercises - in which the muscle shortens and contracts and results in movement.






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






48. About __% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to home.






49. For proper _____ conduction to occur within portions of the brain and spinal cord - an insulating sheath of myelin must surround neurons. In the progressive disease multiple sclerosis - the cells that produce myelin are destroyed and myelin productio






50. _______ while pregnant can result in defects in the developing child known as fetal tobacco syndrome.