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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. During this stage - neuromuscular tension is _________.






2. Three cardiovascular risk factors that can't be changed are increasing age - _____ gender - and heredity.






3. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.






4. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.






5. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread air pollutants from ______ fuel combustion.






6. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.






7. 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.






8. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.






9. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.






10. Although at birth children receive their external genitals - which in essence 'cast the die -' parents and ________ also contribute to the femininity or masculinity for traditional reinforcement.






11. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.






12. This is a midlife developmental task in which one begins repaying society for its support through contributions associated with __________ - creativity - and occupation.






13. A more basic responsibility of an adult is to maintain and improve their _______.






14. SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This term is used for the cases where a baby dies with no apparent cause. It is the leading cause of death in ________ infants between one month and one year old.






15. The _____________ nervous system has an arousal effect; it's associated with the 'fight or flight' response - and stimulation of sympathetic nerves result in effects such as increased heart beat or blood pressure.






16. Normally - human cells contain ___ pairs of chromosomes - meaning a total of 46 chromosomes. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome - resulting in a total of 47 chromosomes.






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






18. Hypertrophic obesity is generally associated with excessive fat around the waist and is thought to contribute to conditions such as _________ mellitus - high levels of fat in the blood - high blood pressure - and heart disease.






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






20. Stressors can be both positive and negative. Positive use of stress is called ________.






21. A wellness-oriented lifestyle including sound nutrition - effective _______ management - and regular exercise oversees the important division of the immune system.






22. Nitrogen and _______ compounds are pollutants produced by a variety of industrial processes - including the burning of high sulfur content fuels.






23. An average of only ____ workouts per week does not seem to produce a measurable improvement in cardiorespiratory conditioning.






24. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.






25. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.






26. 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






27. There are three stages to General Adaptation Syndrome. The second stage is called __________.






28. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.






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






30. Men ______ the most suicides.






31. 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.






32. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.






33. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.






34. Sexual orientation refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual _________.






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






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






37. 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.






38. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.






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






40. People with bulimia lose or maintain weight not because they stop eating - but because they eat and then purge their digestive system by vomiting - using __________ - or taking syrup of ipecac - a dangerous drug used to stimulate vomiting after an ac






41. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ________ represents a governmental form of health insurance.






42. Blood's functions - which are performed continuously - include the following: transportation of nutrients - oxygen - wastes - hormones - and enzymes; regulation of water content of body cells and fluids; buffering to help maintain appropriate pH bala






43. The emergence of the _________ movement is the trend toward individuals taking increased responsibility for prevention or management of certain health conditions.






44. Using a coping mechanism such as humor or _______ may help you to control certain symptoms of stress.






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






46. ____________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good.






47. 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.






48. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.






49. This is the initial ________ stage of the sexual response pattern. Each of the stages involves predictable changes in the structural characteristics and physiological function in both the male and the female.






50. ____________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure.