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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. There are many kinds of psychosomatic illnesses such as sleep disorders - _____ disorders - and digestive problems.
Skin
Control
Judgmental
Taxol
2. The nervous system is made up of all of the nerve tissues in the body. It is broken down into the central nervous system (CNS) and the ___________ nervous system.
Types
Different
Peripheral
Released
3. Testicular cancer has a tendency to run in families and is more common in men whose testicles were _____________ during childhood.
Undescended
Urinating
Lifetime
Force
4. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).
More
Bladder
Pectoris
Barr
5. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.
Fossil
Binge
Heart rate
Carcinogenic
6. People who are codependent often find themselves denying the addiction and _________ the alcohol dependent person.
Heredity
Genetic
Enabling
Pollutant
7. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)are produced by fossil fuel combustion in vehicles and home furnaces and from second hand ________ _______.
Behavior
Tobacco smoke
New host
Fights
8. The more lean muscle mass you have - the higher your ___________ will be.
Anorexia nervosa
Metabolism
Hypertension
60
9. 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.
Labial
Cholesterol
Metabolism
Transferred
10. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.
Diabetes
Heterosexual
Heart
Anorexia nervosa
11. 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
Cancerous
Inscription
Living will
Recovery
12. Vacuum aspiration is the most commonly performed abortion procedure. It may require _________ of the cervical canal and the use of a local anesthetic.
Dilation
All
Action
Lower
13. ___________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function.
Pesticide
Relapse
Depressants
Proof
14. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.
Kidney
Fever
Acute
Lipoproteins
15. During fermentation - yeast cells act on the sugar content of fruits and grains to produce alcohol and ________________.
Carbon dioxide
Cardiovascular
Fat-soluble
Epidemic
16. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.
Neighboring
Metabolism
Early
150 -000
17. Men account for about 80% of arrests for drug abuse violations - 70% of admissions for treatment - and 65% of drug related _______.
Excitement
Sleep
Deaths
Vulnerability
18. Communities with sewage treatment systems designed around a combined sanitary and ______ system can - during heavy rain or snowmelt - allow untreated sewage to rush through the processing plant.
Unintentional
Storm
Love
Basal metabolic
19. When users take a psychoactive drug - the patterns of ________ system function are altered.
Light weights
Withhold
Nervous
Stress
20. Psychoactive drugs cause intoxication - altering a persons feelings - behavior - ___________ and moods.
Perceptions
Early
Women
Incubation
21. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and _____________.
Exposed
Depressants
Stomach
Air
22. Approximately __ weeks after fertilization - the baby is ready to be born. Birth occurs in three stages. The process of birth is called labor.
Infarction
Harm
40
Concentric
23. Alcohol - tobacco and _________ are often called gateway drugs.
Pneumonia
Marijuana
Physically
Fourth
24. Three common aspects of addictive behavior are exposure - compulsion - and loss of _______.
Cancer
Control
SIDS
Indirect
25. Physical activity helps lower overall blood _____________ levels for most people - encourages weigh loss and retention of lean muscle mass - and allows people to moderate the stress in their lives
Risk factor
Angina
Chlamydia
Cholesterol
26. Psychologists provide services related to an understanding of ________ patterns or perceptions.
Roe v. Wade
Behavior
Inflammation
Most important
27. The _____ stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the resolution stage.
Mentally
Peripheral
Final
Inhibition
28. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.
Hispanics
Danger
Cerebrovascular
Caffeine
29. _____ abuse can take many forms - but the most common is neglect.
Elder
Laxatives
Fat-free
Pandemic
30. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.
Abortion
Love
60
Post traumatic stress
31. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.
Empowerment
Fourth
Plants
Drug
32. A causative agent for genital warts - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing ____________ changes in the cervix.
Self-concept
Women
Precancerous
Composition
33. Fear can make a person break into a _____ - it can cause their hands and feet to go cold - and it can speed up their heart beat.
Thermal
Sweat
Society
Incubation
34. A person gets this type of diabetes when their _______ system inadvertently destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in response to a viral infection.
Sympathetic
Fourth
Immune
Synergistic
35. Proteins are found in every living cell. Of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids - the body can synthesize all but _____ essential amino acids which come from the foods we eat.
Nine
Autoimmune
Exercise
PAI
36. 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.
Proof
Radioactive
Crowd
Spiritual
37. This third type of immunity - which stands for _________ __________ Immunity - results when antibodies are introduced into the body.
60
Labial
Infarction
Passively Acquired
38. Embalming is the process of using formaldehyde-based fluids to replace the _____ components.
Mild
Plants
Time
Blood
39. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.
2006
Depressants
Alcohol
Modeling
40. Denial is the refusal to recognize _______.
Dyspareunia
Reality
Resistance
Elder
41. During exercise - the level of endorphins circulating in the blood is higher than at other times. These chemicals are thought to be responsible for the strong feeling of well-being and relaxation experienced by long distance ________..
Leukocytes
Runners
Imbalance
Cirrhosis
42. Mental __________ - however - are not a normal part of aging.
1 million
Modeling
Embarrassment
Disorders
43. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.
Dependence
Breast
Disorders
Exit
44. About ___% of all bodies are placed in ground burial.
Biological
Mechanical
75
Radiation
45. A ______ is a contraceptive device that - when used properly with every act of sexual intercourse - helps to protect against STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).
Sewage
Self-esteem
Condom
Community
46. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.
Four
Clitoris
Tar
Sexual response
47. Intimacy may stem from a _________ relationship or close friendship.
Intrinsic
Peripheral
Marriage
Colostomy
48. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Negative
Abstinence
Elder
Body fat
49. Abused drugs work by acting on the central nervous system - which includes the _____ and the spinal cord.
Brain
Ventricles
Satisfied
Reproductive
50. ________ is frequently a significant contributing factor in these rape situations.
Concentric
Alcohol
Strength
Epidemic