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DSST Health

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






2. Exercise is a good defense against stress. Increasing ________ activity stimulates the release of endorphins.






3. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.






4. A person's growth and development can be associated with some _______________ - which may lead to feelings of rejection and failure that could reduce a person's overall productivity and satisfaction.






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






6. The _________ nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system and consists of the nerves that are not under conscious control.






7. 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






8. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.






9. Babies who are not held and comforted are likely to have difficulty _________ others.






10. Mammograms are the best tool for the early __________ of breast cancer.






11. HIV is known to be spread only by direct sexual contact involving the exchange of body fluids - the sharing of hypodermic needles - _____________ of infected blood - and perinatal transmission.






12. A paraphilia involves special erotic activities - some of which have the potential to _____ nonconsenting individuals.






13. Hypertrophy is an increase in mass or ______ of a muscle.






14. Alcohol is _______ from the bloodstream principally through the process of oxidation.






15. With the exception of ________ - intentional injuries reflect violence committed by one person acting against another person.






16. This phase includes nicotine - water - and a variety of powerful chemical compounds known collectively as ____.






17. Abortion should never be considered a first-line - preferred form of _________ control.






18. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of General Adaptation Syndrome - known as the __________ stage.






19. The third stage of infection is known as the clinical stage - also called the ____ or acute stage - and is often the most unpleasant stage for the host.






20. Although cohabitation may seem to imply a vision of _______ intimacy between male and female roommates - several forms of shared living arrangements can be viewed as cohabitation.






21. For a disease to be ___________ - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or pathogen - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus.






22. Type B (HBV) is spread in various ways including sexual contact - intravenous drug use - tattooing - and though medical and dental practice. Chronic HBV infection has been associated with liver __________ and liver cancer.






23. The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are ______ - resistance - and exhaustion.






24. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.






25. Men usually use ________ means to commit suicide and are therefore successful (i.e. guns - hanging - jumping from buildings - etc).






26. Gastroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves sealing off about half of the _______ with surgical staples.






27. Denial can serve as a temporary defense mechanism and can allow patients the _____ to accept their prognosis on their own terms.






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






29. __________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion.






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






31. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.






32. ___________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body.






33. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.






34. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.






35. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the removal of tissue suspected to contain _________ cells.






36. At a level of 0.10% (one part alcohol to 1000 parts blood) - the drinker typically loses significant motor coordination. Most states consider a drinker at this BAC to be legally _____________.






37. As a result - patients feel _____ quickly after eating a small meal.






38. 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.






39. Vitamins can be classified as water-soluble or _____________.






40. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.






41. Denial is the refusal to recognize _______.






42. During congestive heart failure - the heart continues to work - but it cannot function well enough to maintain appropriate circulation. Venous blood flow starts to 'back up.' _________ occurs - especially in the legs and ankles.






43. This type of asthma is caused by stress or is a consequence of frequent respiratory tract infections. __________ are not involved in this form of asthma.






44. Psychoactive drugs cause intoxication - altering a persons feelings - behavior - ___________ and moods.






45. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.






46. Physician's orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of ________ or passive euthanasia.






47. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.






48. Ayurveda is a traditional ______ medicine based on herbal remedies.






49. 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.






50. Smoking cessation therapies are available in a variety of forms - including nicotine ___ - trans dermal patches - nicotine inhalation devices - and oral medications that affect neurotransmitters.