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DSST Health
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.
Sperm
Denial
Killed
Certification
2. The endometrium is flushed out of the woman's body once a month during the __________ cycle - assuming that the woman does not become pregnant.
Most
Menstrual
Essential
Clot
3. The _________ gland is often called the master gland because it controls the other glands.
Immune
Pituitary
Marijuana
Weight
4. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Early
Dependence
Needs
Elastic
5. ______ refers to a severe lack of oxygen supply to an organ's tissue.
Anoxia
10
Eustress
Living will
6. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person.
Physician
Modeling
Genetically
Transfusion
7. For example - a $75 deductible would mean that an insured person would have to pay the first $75 for _____ visit to the hospital.
Mild
Ovary
Each
Alcohol
8. This narrowing fosters the development of chronic ______________ of the airways - which is the most damaging aspect of asthma.
Inflammation
23
Carcinoma
Abortion
9. __________ patients often develop a 'barrel chest' as they lose the ability to exhale fully.
Silent
Emphysema
Cough
Pleasures
10. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.
Love
Absorption
22.5
Silent Spring
11. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.
Hemoglobin
Mind
Intimate
Progressive
12. In the context of health - empowerment refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of _______ over their health.
Fat
Control
Amniotic
Advance
13. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Abstinence
Empowerment
Dilate
Electrical
14. Carbohydrates - which are the body's primary source of ______ - are chemical compounds composed of sugar units.
Energy
Autonomic
Health
Depression
15. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Preexcitement
Genital warts
Vulnerability
Synergistic
16. Symptoms of prostate disease include difficulty in __________ - frequent urination - continued wetness - blood in the urine - low back pain - and an ache in the upper thighs.
Socialization
Learned
Aerobic
Urinating
17. Facts about STD: (1) more than one STD can exist in a person at a given point in time (2) the symptoms of STDs can vary over time and from person to person (3) little _________ is developed for STDs (4) STDs can predispose people to additional health
Bipolar
Harm
Endorphins
Immunity
18. Physician's orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of ________ or passive euthanasia.
Sperm
Heart
Preference
Indirect
19. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.
On Death and Dying
Indirect
Fights
Depression
20. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).
Social
More
Absorption
Child abuse
21. A person's personality is the mix of how they feel - think - and behave that makes them _________ from anyone else.
Alcohol
Different
Activated
Break
22. The second stage of infection is referred to as the _________ stage.
Immune
Bisexuals
Ionizing
Prodromal
23. ______________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality.
Exit
Opiates
Hallucinogenic
Ground burial
24. The idea behind this theory is that people's bodies age because the body 'wears out' as damage accumulates from __________ - toxins - and many other sources.
Type 2
Early
Self-concept
Radiation
25. 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.
22.5
Death
Third
Coordination
26. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Fission
Hypercellular
Perceptions
Hereditary
27. During the __________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die.
Intensity
Migraine
Digestion
Acceptance
28. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.
Acute
Labial
Indirect
Fever
29. 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 ______ ___.
Body fat
Cheated
Amino acids
Global warming
30. Many professional nurses continue their education and earn master's and doctoral degrees in nursing or other health-related fields. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _____________.
Coordination
Runners
Practitoners
Colostomy
31. Some research suggests that as much as 50 to ___% of a person's risk of becoming an alcoholic are determined by genetic factors.
Genetic
Perceptions
Vascular
60
32. Insulin is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar). It's release from the ________ corresponds to the changing levels of glucose within the blood.
Portal of entry
Pancreas
Low
Self-care
33. Factors include the strength of the beverage - the number of drinks consumed - speed of consumption - presence of food - body chemistry - and gender of the user. ______ tend to absorb alcohol more quickly.
Mild
23
Women
Electrical
34. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.
Negative
Hormones
Low
Hemoglobin
35. 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.
Prodromal
Hallucinogen
Autoimmune
Binge drinking
36. For example - in a bicep curl - as you curl up the dumbbell - your bicep is shortening--this is the ___________ contraction.
Concentric
Manipulation
Angina
Living will
37. Babies with fetal tobacco syndrome may have facial abnormities - _______ retardation - heart defects - and a host of other problems.
Cirrhosis
Mental
Adulthood
Digested
38. 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.
Depressed
Arousal
Gender
Pancreas
39. For young girls - the onset of menstruation - called ________ - occurs around age 13 but may come somewhat earlier or later.
Difficult
Opiates
Menarche
Stress
40. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.
Hydrocarbons
Male
Mutation
Deductible
41. The letters to help remember the symptoms are A for asymmetry - B for border irregularity - C is for color change - and D for _________ and E for elevation.
Inscription
Male
Diameter
Third
42. This third type of immunity - which stands for _________ __________ Immunity - results when antibodies are introduced into the body.
Septum
Fitness
Cup
Passively Acquired
43. ____ is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant less than one year old.
1.5
SIDS
Arousal
Cup
44. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as _________.
Physical
Bisexuals
Judgmental
Military
45. The _______ stage is the second stage in the sexual response pattern of males and females.
Plateau
Second
Hispanics
Extremities
46. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.
Protection
Negative
Egg
Hispanics
47. Research shows that within __ years of smoking cessation - the risk of heart disease is almost the same as for someone who never smoked.
Artery
3
Rapid
Progressive
48. The bodies of famous church leaders are sometimes entombed in vault-like spaces called _______.
Crypts
Only
Isometric
Body fat
49. One subgroup called herpes simplex 1 virus (HSV 1) produces an infection called _______ herpes.
SIDS
Labial
Minimum
Transfusion
50. A predictable sexual response pattern for males and females was identified by Masters and Johnson. It consists of four stages. The first is the __________ stage.
Preference
Excitement
Precancerous
Smoke