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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. Drunk driving - physical violence - property destruction - date rape - police arrest - and lowered academic performance are all highly associated with ______ _________.






2. Alcohol - tobacco and _________ are often called gateway drugs.






3. Physiological needs include food - water - ______ - sex and health.






4. ________ radiation is a form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms.






5. Self-esteem refers to the confidence - pride - and ________ that you have for yourself.






6. For example - in a bicep curl - as you curl up the dumbbell - your bicep is shortening--this is the ___________ contraction.






7. The first danger signal of acute alcohol intoxication is signs of shock - when a person cannot be aroused from a deep stupor where the person has a weak - ______ pulse.






8. Thus when we catch an infectious disease - we fight the infection and in the process become _______ from developing that illness again should reinfection occur.






9. Platelets are the components of blood that causes it to _____ - or coagulate - after an injury.






10. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.






11. Intimacy may stem from a _________ relationship or close friendship.






12. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.






13. Medically - narcotics are used to relieve _____ and induce sleep.






14. In the context of health - empowerment refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of _______ over their health.






15. Food _________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture.






16. Denial is the refusal to recognize _______.






17. When a new host is assaulted by a pathogenic agent - a reasonably predictable sequence of events takes place. This is known as the ____ stages of infection. The first stage of infection is the incubation stage.






18. Since Rachel Carson wrote _______ ________ in 1962 - the public has been aware of the potential dangers associated with the uses of some pesticides.






19. The best way to add muscle mass is through __________ training such as weight training.






20. Electrodes are attached to the arm and leg. Because adipose tissue resists the passage of the electrical current more than muscle tissue does - electrical impedance can be used to accurately calculate the percentage of ______ ___.






21. With ______ diabetes - the problem is insulin resistance--the pancreas produces insulin - but the body doesn't respond to it properly.






22. __________ tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute asthma attacks that require hospital emergency care.






23. Psychologists provide services related to an understanding of ________ patterns or perceptions.






24. The death rate from ________ cancer has dropped greatly since 1950 - largely because of the use of the Pap test.






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






26. 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.






27. Studies have shown that in addition to food - shelter - and consistent care - infants need ____ and affection.






28. A ___________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time.






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






30. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.






31. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.






32. Men ______ the most suicides.






33. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a _________.






34. People can learn to use stress to their __________.






35. A child with autism is often unresponsive to people and shows a lack of ________.






36. Cannabis - or marijuana - has been labeled a mild ____________ for a number of years - and some experts now consider it to be a drug category in itself.






37. PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are - on the basis of their chemical structure - very stable - heat-resistant compounds that have been used extensively in transformers and electrical capacitors. In many areas of the country - discarded ___________ e






38. When the organ experiencing the lack of oxygen is the brain - it's called _________ Anoxia.






39. Anger usually causes a physiological reaction. Besides an increase in ______ _____ - a person may tremble or their face may become warm.






40. ___________ injuries are injuries that are committed on purpose.






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






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






43. 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.






44. These tumors are usually enclosed by a fibrous membrane and do not spread from their point of origin as cancerous tumors can. Benign tumors can be dangerous when they ______ out normal tissue within a confined space.






45. 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.






46. Nitrous oxides and materials containing chlorofluorocarbons (_____) can destroy this protective ozone layer within the stratosphere.






47. Approximately 85% of all __________ tumors are classified as carcinomas.






48. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.






49. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of ____________.






50. Pneumonia is often the specific condition causing death among the frail ________.