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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.






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.






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






4. Testicular cancer has a tendency to run in families and is more common in men whose testicles were _____________ during childhood.






5. People drink for many reasons. Alcohol abuse by college students usually takes place through a drinking pattern called _____ drinking.






6. When the organ experiencing the lack of oxygen is the brain - it's called _________ Anoxia.






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






8. Smog contributes to respiratory problems that are common in these areas during the _______ months.






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






10. The durable power of attorney for health care is a legal document that designates who will make ________ decisions for an individual if they become incapacitated.






11. Bisexuals may fall into one of three groups: those who are (1) genuinely attracted to both genders - (2) ___________ but also feel the need to behave heterosexually - or (3) aroused physically by the same gender but attracted emotionally to the oppos






12. Coping skills - flexibility - or the knack of saying the right thing at the right time may not serve a person as well as does the ability to use _____________ or understand a new idea.






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






14. Most doctors still recommend that people restrict their dietary intake of cholesterol to ____ mg or less per day.






15. Although people experience grief in remarkably different ways - most people have _________ discomfort - sense of numbness - feelings of detachment from others - preoccupation with the image of the deceased - guilt - or hostility.






16. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.






17. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.






18. Direct transmission methods are observed in human-to-human transmission. These include contact between body surfaces such as touching - kissing - and sexual intercourse; ________ spread - which is inhalation of contaminated air droplets; and fecal-or






19. How you feel about yourself is known as your ___________.






20. 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.






21. Through experiences in achieving an adult identity - young people will eventually be capable of answering the central question of ______ ___________: 'Who am I?'






22. If a person usually works or plays at a ____ intensity - but for a long duration - they have developed an ability to maintain aerobic energy production.






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






24. Stroke is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from _____ _____ damage in the brain.






25. ____ can be a very difficult concept to define. Clinical determinants of death refer to measures of bodily functions.






26. A causative agent for genital warts - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing ____________ changes in the cervix.






27. 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 ___________.






28. One subgroup called herpes simplex 1 virus (HSV 1) produces an infection called _______ herpes.






29. Studies have shown that in addition to food - shelter - and consistent care - infants need ____ and affection.






30. Abortion should be used only when _____________ control of one's fertility could not be achieved.






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






32. There are many kinds of psychosomatic illnesses such as sleep disorders - _____ disorders - and digestive problems.






33. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.






34. Three cardiovascular risk factors that can't be changed are increasing age - _____ gender - and heredity.






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






36. The likelihood of transmitting the disease to others is _______ during this peak stage.






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






38. The word neonate is usually used to refer to a baby that is less than _____ weeks old.






39. Many parents begin to control the child's exposure to experiences traditionally reserved for children of the opposite gender. This is particularly true for _____. Many parents will stop play activities that they think are too feminine.






40. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age __ is sometimes called a mid-life crisis.






41. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.






42. A few examples of contraceptive methods are the use of condoms - oral contraceptives - _____________ - and diaphragms.






43. This highly contagious viral infection can be caused by any of the nearly 200 known rhinoviruses. Eventually - the nasal passages swell and the inflammation may spread to the ______.






44. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.






45. The ability to _______ and act on information - clarify values and beliefs - and exercise decision making skills is part of the intellectual dimension.






46. 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.






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






48. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through _____ weeks of pregnancy are generally done through vacuum aspiration of the uterine contents.






49. For alcoholics - this might mean continuing to drink even after losing their job - family - and health. The same would apply to any __________ behavior; for example - illicit drug use - overeating - smoking - etc.






50. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.