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DSST Health

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.






2. During the sexual response cycle - ______________ is the engorgement of tissues that results when more blood is flowing into an organ than is flowing out.






3. Minerals function primarily as structural elements in teeth - muscles - hemoglobin - and hormones. They are also critical in the regulation of body processes - including muscle contraction - heart function - blood clotting - protein synthesis - and _






4. A child with autism is often unresponsive to people and shows a lack of ________.






5. Approximately __ weeks after fertilization - the baby is ready to be born. Birth occurs in three stages. The process of birth is called labor.






6. Just as love is expressed in many different ways - there are many different ______ of love.






7. __________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis






8. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of __________.






9. The endometrium is flushed out of the woman's body once a month during the __________ cycle - assuming that the woman does not become pregnant.






10. Many researchers believe that the number of fat cells a person has will be initially determined during the first __ years of life.






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






12. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.






13. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.






14. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.






15. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.






16. Other age related changes affecting nutrition include physical changes to the teeth - _________ glands - taste buds and changes to the gastrointestinal tract.






17. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.






18. 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 ______ ___.






19. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.






20. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.






21. Partner abuse refers to violence committed against a ________ partner.






22. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.






23. Fear can be caused by a fear of the _______. This feeling is sometimes called anxiety.






24. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person.






25. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.






26. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.






27. Social _____________ contributes to one's total health and is an important aid in helping a person have a productive and satisfying life.






28. Treatment could include individual and couple ___________ with a focus on relaxation and communication.






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






30. ___ are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money.






31. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.






32. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ________.






33. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.






34. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ______ ability is the third dimension of total health.






35. An increase of only ____ degrees since 1860 - resulting from increased trapping of industrial gases - has resulted in a shift of the world's hydrologic cycles.






36. In women - ___________ is known as painful intercourse.






37. Noncancerous - or benign tumors do not ______.






38. 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.






39. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.






40. For Americans - this is the most familiar component of the 3 -000-year-old ________ medical system.






41. For many young adults - the new choices and feelings of independence can be both exciting and _____________.






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






43. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.






44. The term ________ system refers to the body's blood vessels.






45. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.






46. The best way to add muscle mass is through __________ training such as weight training.






47. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.






48. Acid rain is rain that has a _____ pH than that normally associated with rain.






49. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.






50. When an illness is chronic - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire ____.