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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.
Isotonic
Global warming
Health insurance
Love
2. After paying a ________ to an insurance company - the policyholder is covered for specific benefits.
Migraine
Plants
Premium
Hypertension
3. The average-sized adult has approximately 6 quarts of blood in his or her ___________ system.
Health
Medical
Pancreas
Circulatory
4. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.
Personality
Negative
Social
Genetic
5. ___ 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.
Menopause
Inappropriate
HMOs
Intimate
6. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.
Hydrogen
Social
Uterus
Midlife
7. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Military
Hispanics
Eighteenth
Engineering
8. 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
Heart rate
Time
7 -500
9. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.
Sweat
22.5
Cancer
Effort
10. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ______ ability is the third dimension of total health.
Social
Pandemic
Cell division
Mononucleosis
11. For a fixed ________ fee - enrollees are given comprehensive health care with an emphasis on preventive health care.
Control
Amino acids
Monthly
Immunity
12. The THR (target heart rate) refers to the ________ number of times the heart needs to contract each minute to have a positive effect on a person's heart - lungs - and blood vessel.
Malignant
Smoke
Minimum
Smoke
13. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by nerve cell degeneration and reduced levels of certain ___________________ (the chemicals that carry messages to and from the brain).
Entombment
Removed
Hydrogen
Neurotransmitters
14. Women are more likely to _______ suicide.
Attempt
Compulsion
Hypertension
Depressant
15. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.
Smoke
Hormones
Negative
Solid waste
16. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.
Homosexuality
Pituitary
Information
Maintain
17. _________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.
Sexual response
Carcinoma
Angina
Third
18. The goal is to buy time by promising to repent for past sins - to restructure and rededicate their lives - or to make a large __________ contribution to a religious cause.
Financial
Medicare
Isokinetic
Bipolar
19. .Because of the organ's important roles in both __________ and metabolic processes - its destruction leaves the body in a state incompatible with living.
Digestion
Negative
Alcoholism
Greenhouse
20. Supported by the ___________ and circulatory system - muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to function over time.
Mononucleosis
Light weights
Respiratory
Allergens
21. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.
Binge drinking
Cancerous
Accept
Biological
22. Since Rachel Carson wrote _______ ________ in 1962 - the public has been aware of the potential dangers associated with the uses of some pesticides.
Paraphilia
Autonomic
Silent Spring
Opiates
23. As soon as you recognize a ________ - your body reacts. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or flight' response.
Morals
Postural
Stressor
Community
24. 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.
Diet
Only
Bypass
Preejaculate
25. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.
Fever
Satisfied
Wellness
Cirrhosis
26. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
300
Emphysema
Needs
2006
27. 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.
Vulnerability
Cancerous
Digestion
Denial
28. Although people have attempted to sober up by drinking hot coffee - taking cold showers - or exercising - the oxidation rate of alcohol is unaffected. Passage of time remains the _____ effective remedy for diminishing alcohol's effects.
Deductible
Relapse
Eccentric
Only
29. An obsession is a recurrent - irrational thought - while a ___________ is a recurrent - irrational action.
Mammograms
Fission
Compulsion
Leukocytes
30. People with chronic illness must eventually find a balance between day-to-day function and the continuous presence of their condition. _______ is usually an illness that is chronic in nature
Entombment
Cancer
Violent
Grows
31. One subgroup called herpes simplex 1 virus (HSV 1) produces an infection called _______ herpes.
Labial
Silent
Digested
Inappropriate
32. Physician's orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of ________ or passive euthanasia.
Domestic
Indirect
Miscopy
Self-esteem
33. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.
Stomach
Postural
Unwanted
Dilate
34. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.
Fat-soluble
Swelling
Dependence
Diagnosed
35. In the exhaustion stage - the body's _________ against stress are used up.
Removed
Nerves
Defenses
Immunity
36. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
Resistance
More
Effort
Pathogens
37. Just as love is expressed in many different ways - there are many different ______ of love.
Relapse
Types
Intensity
Enabling
38. With ______ diabetes - the problem is insulin resistance--the pancreas produces insulin - but the body doesn't respond to it properly.
Type 2
Netherlands
Intensity
Adrenaline
39. 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
Brain
Coordination
Perceptions
Sexually
40. This highly contagious viral infection can be caused by any of the nearly 200 known rhinoviruses. Eventually - the nasal passages swell and the inflammation may spread to the ______.
Intensity
Women
Throat
Same
41. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.
Contraception
Depressant
Heredity
Skin
42. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.
Roe v. Wade
Only
Cerebrovascular
Abortion
43. Some research suggests that as much as 50 to ___% of a person's risk of becoming an alcoholic are determined by genetic factors.
Type 2
Binge drinking
60
Inflammation
44. A lack of exercise is a significant ____ _______ for heart disease.
Hallucinogen
Exit
Risk factor
Silent
45. Small amounts of fat are _________ to the body. They help insulate - support and cushion organs and are major fuel sources during rest and light activity.
Drinking water
Intoxicated
Essential
Cervix
46. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.
New host
Injury
Fermentation
Exposed
47. A __________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs.
Blindness
Controlling
Ovary
Deductible
48. Bisexuals may fall into one of three groups: those who are (1) genuinely attracted to both genders - (2) ___________ but also feel the need to behave heterosexually - or (3) aroused physically by the same gender but attracted emotionally to the oppos
Military
Depressants
Headaches
Homosexual
49. Vegans often have trouble maintaining adequate intakes of iron - zinc - and calcium. In addition - vitamin __ deficiencies can occur.
Metabolic
D
Healthy
Biological
50. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a _____.
Fetus
Winter
Abstinence
Arteries