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1. Partner abuse refers to violence committed against a ________ partner.
Composition
Metabolic
Domestic
Fetus
2. 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.
Global warming
Advantage
Commit
Pancreas
3. By the time victims are sufficiently concerned about their persistent ______ - blood streaked sputum - and chest pain - it is often too late for treatment to be effective.
Women
Binge
Morals
Cough
4. AIDS is caused by HIV - a virus that attacks the ______ __ cells of the immune system.
All
Hypertension
Helper T
Thermal
5. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.
Third
Neonate
Deadly
Emotions
6. Because cancerous cells do not possess the contact __________ (a control mechanism that influences the number of cells that can occupy a particular space) of normal cells - they can accumulate and eventually alter the structure of a body organ or bre
Depressed
Inhibition
Interests
Eggs
7. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.
Medicare
Cooler
Contraception
Rationalization
8. In the resistance stage - a person handles ______ by using psychological defense mechanisms.
Indulgence
Infection
Stress
Circulatory
9. Gastroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves sealing off about half of the _______ with surgical staples.
Eyes
Stomach
Anorexia nervosa
Released
10. Men ______ the most suicides.
40
Sexual
Commit
Plants
11. Risk can be defined as the degree of ______ that goes along with a situation.
Danger
Inscription
Pneumonia
Rubella
12. TSS is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the ______ that enter the general blood circulation.
Frightening
Vagina
Self-concept
Maintain
13. An irrational - repetitive - forced ______ - usually associated with an obsession is called a compulsion.
Action
Womb
Time
Indian
14. In his studies of stress - Dr. Hans _____ found that a person's body adapts to a stressor through a set pattern of physical reactions. He termed this adjustment as the General Adaptation Syndrome.
Satisfied
Self-esteem
Selye
Control
15. During fermentation - yeast cells act on the sugar content of fruits and grains to produce alcohol and ________________.
Hispanics
Carbon dioxide
Spiritual
Isokinetic
16. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.
Melanin
Womb
Five
Ammonia
17. 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.
Streptococcal
Depressants
Helper T
Hallucinogen
18. ___________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function.
T
Depressants
Social
Physically
19. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Skin
Living will
Symptoms
Alcohol
20. Although it actually means any close - mutual - verbal or nonverbal ________ within a relationship - when most people hear the word intimacy - they think about shared touching - kissing - and even intercourse.
Frequency
Diminishing
Behavior
Helper T
21. People may feel fear when they believe that they are in ______.
Unwanted
Danger
Fission
60
22. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.
Danger
Perceptions
Hallucinogen
Productive
23. 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.
Ionizing
23
Behavior
Gender
24. The death rate from ________ cancer has dropped greatly since 1950 - largely because of the use of the Pap test.
Uterine
Cardiovascular
Cholesterol
Fourth
25. This is a midlife developmental task in which one begins repaying society for its support through contributions associated with __________ - creativity - and occupation.
Depressed
Parenting
Parents
BMR
26. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.
Pleasures
Blood
Parenting
Pumping
27. Psychologists provide services related to an understanding of ________ patterns or perceptions.
Acute
Negative
Behavior
Diet
28. Dr. Hans _____ coined the word distress for harmful - unpleasant stress.
Selye
Pesticide
Blindness
Early
29. Earthquakes - floods - fires - serious accidents - or physical assaults are obvious _________.
Society
Uterine
Stressors
HMOs
30. Positive mental health is an important part of wellness. In order for a person to function at the highest level - they must feel good mentally as well as ___________.
Fat
Physically
Gender
Weight
31. A strong affection or deep concern for another person is ____.
Interests
Air
Love
Ketamine
32. Stressors can be both positive and negative. Positive use of stress is called ________.
Pumping
Eustress
Isokinetic
Cancer
33. Other age related changes affecting nutrition include physical changes to the teeth - _________ glands - taste buds and changes to the gastrointestinal tract.
3 - 5
Salivary
Storm
Modeling
34. Jean Piaget - a Swiss psychologist - was influenced by Sigmund Freud's work as he worked on his own theories of ___________.
Physician
Development
Health
Depressed
35. The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in water indicates contamination by _______.
Life
Nerves
Nine
Sewage
36. This stage starts when the body _______ or flees.
Fights
Passively Acquired
Medical
Energy
37. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.
Nonliving
Homosexuality
Hormones
Coronary heart
38. Genetic mutations develop when dividing cells _______ genetic information.
Tar
Different
Cheated
Miscopy
39. After ovulation - the _________ phase of the menstrual cycle starts when the remnants of the graafian follicle restructure themselves into a corpus luteum.
Secretory
Reproductive
Alcohol
Barr
40. Included among these are the _____ - the mucous membranes that line the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts - earwax - the tiny hairs and cilia that filter incoming air - and even tears.
Neighboring
Skin
Cohesiveness
Depressant
41. Physicians who _________ lifesaving techniques or drug therapy treatments or who disconnect life support systems from terminally ill patients are practicing indirect euthanasia.
Killed
Bronchitis
Urethra
Withhold
42. 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.
Deductible
Procedures
Urinating
Stress
43. Acid rain is rain that has a _____ pH than that normally associated with rain.
Compulsion
Excitement
Lower
Crying
44. Pneumonia is often the specific condition causing death among the frail ________.
Secretory
Genetically
Throat
Elderly
45. A numerical expression of body weight based on height and weight is referred to as the ___.
Fats
Opiates
Parasympathetic
BMI
46. Eutrophication is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of ______
Incubation
Stomach
10
Plants
47. Many experts state that the spiritual dimension of health is a valuable resource during periods of personal _______.
Cardiac
Naturally
150 -000
Stress
48. Narcotics - or _______ - are among the most dependence-producing drugs.
Neonate
Opiates
Gender
Occlusions
49. 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 ______ ___.
Embryo
Fights
Lower
Body fat
50. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.
Portal of entry
Parents
Depressed
SLE
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