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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type 2. Generally - it affects people older than __ years of age - but in the last twenty years - it has become a lot more common in children.
Death
Storm
40
Mild
2. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.
Feelings
Depressants
Two
Womb
3. __________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing.
Young adulthood
Homeopathy
Cirrhosis
Danger
4. According to General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - _________ stress - such as losing your job or being in a car accident is called distress.
Perceptions
Coordination
Stressors
Negative
5. Like the particulate phase - the gaseous phase of tobacco smoke is composed of a variety of physiologically active compounds - including carbon monoxide - carbon dioxide - _______ - hydrogen cyanide - isoprene - acetaldehyde - and acetone.
Rehabilitation
Ammonia
140
Two
6. People are using denial when they behave as if something is true - when in reality it is not true. This defense mechanism protects them from facing an unpleasant fact that they cannot yet _______.
Accept
Bipolar
Parasympathetic
Vulnerability
7. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.
Recovery
Positive
Drug
Chinese
8. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ________.
Vascular
Speeding
Indirect
Depressed
9. The emotional dimension of health includes the degree to which a person is able to cope with stress - remain flexible - and __________ to resolve conflict.
Marrow
Compromise
Nutrition
Time
10. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.
OTC
Same
Anger
Depression
11. The more lean muscle mass you have - the higher your ___________ will be.
Metabolism
Death
Amino acids
Satisfied
12. Resistance is when your body fights or flees the stressor - and if stress lasts too long - you may move into the ___________ stage.
Depressants
Fourth
Exhaustion
Intimate
13. Earthquakes - floods - fires - serious accidents - or physical assaults are obvious _________.
Crowd
Stomach
Menarche
Stressors
14. _______ - also known as German measles - is characterized by a pink rash which starts on the face and spreads all over the body.
Rubella
THC
Circulatory
Male
15. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.
Force
Absorption
Financial
Self-concept
16. The _____ developmental task of the elderly is to establish a sense of integrity - or a sense of wholeness - concerning the journey that may be nearly complete.
Ephedrine
Removed
Third
Light weights
17. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
Denial
Immunizations
Fats
Intensity
18. People drink for many reasons. Alcohol abuse by college students usually takes place through a drinking pattern called _____ drinking.
Chronic
Opiates
Hallucinogenic
Binge
19. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.
Emotions
Ground burial
Physically
Nerves
20. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person.
Needs
Endorphins
Modeling
3
21. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.
Mind
Risk factor
Pumping
Homosexuality
22. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.
Homosexuality
Autoimmune
Clitoris
Fights
23. The extremely _____ secondary stage of the disease is seen 6 to 12 weeks after initial infection.
Contagious
Primary
Arteries
Amniotic
24. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by nerve cell degeneration and reduced levels of certain ___________________ (the chemicals that carry messages to and from the brain).
Sewage
Neurotransmitters
Chronic fatigue
Pneumonia
25. Usually - _______ is felt when the patient becomes stressed or exercises too strenuously.
Heavy
Weight
Storm
Angina
26. The greatest effect on our land comes from the products our society discards. The trash that is collected from our _____ is referred to as MSW.
Homes
Community
Headaches
Satisfied
27. Body ___________ is the makeup of the body in terms of muscle - bone - fat - and other elements.
Kidney
Homeopathy
Composition
Removed
28. For alcoholics - this might mean continuing to drink even after losing their job - family - and health. The same would apply to any __________ behavior; for example - illicit drug use - overeating - smoking - etc.
Fever
Addictive
Entombment
Amino acids
29. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.
Streptococcal
Intentional
Materials
Time
30. Infectious agents must have the support and protection of a favorable environment to survive. This environment forms the ______ link in the chain of infection and is referred to as the reservoir in which the agent resides.
Second
Disorders
Composition
Swelling
31. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.
Eyes
Adulthood
Weight
Half
32. The Psychoanalytic Approach - developed by ______ _______ - focuses on a person's development during childhood and how this relates to their subconscious motivations.
Autoimmune
Sigmund Freud
Stress
Depressant
33. Also known as the '____ cholesterol' - HDL transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body.
Elder
Opportunity
Intimate
Good
34. The most common sexual orientation throughout the world is known as _______________ - which refers to an attraction to opposite-gender partners.
Self-esteem
Fitness
Hydrogen
Heterosexuality
35. Depression is an emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness - melancholy - dejection - worthlessness - emptiness - and hopelessness that are _____________ and out of proportion to reality.
Plants
Inappropriate
Solid
Time
36. A numerical expression of body weight based on height and weight is referred to as the ___.
BMI
Mild
Vascular
Engineering
37. Diaphragms and other vaginal barrier methods provide some ___________ against sexually transmitted diseases.
Protection
Occlusions
Alcohol
Defenses
38. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ______.
Self-concept
Urethra
Type
Nourishment
39. This type of diet provides the body with the essential _____________ and limits the high intake of fats seen in more conventional diets.
Plants
Amino acids
Hemoglobin
Fertility
40. 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
2
Bronchitis
Electrical
Stalking
41. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Radiation
Heart
Unknown
Vagina
42. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.
Probable
Integrity
Biological
Type 1
43. Abortion should be used only when _____________ control of one's fertility could not be achieved.
Spermicides
Low-density
Responsible
Excitement
44. 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
Coagulating
Learned
Ovary
OTC
45. The sixth dimension of health is the occupational dimension - which reflects the fact that __________ satisfaction is directly related to many aspects of a person's health.
Embarrassment
Concentric
Unknown
Employment
46. One of these medical directives is the ________ _____ - which confirms a dying person's desire to be allowed to die peacefully and with a measure of dignity if a time should arise when there is little hope for recovery from a terminal illness or seve
Cholesterol
Nervous
Religious
Living will
47. Through _________ - some pathogenic agents - particularly viruses - become more virulent than they once were.
Love
Mammograms
Mutation
Parasympathetic
48. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.
Hallucinogenic
Sober
Detection
Distress
49. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Symptoms
Positive
Early
Deductible
50. In the resistance stage - a person handles ______ by using psychological defense mechanisms.
Ketamine
Social
Stress
Nine