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DSST Health

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






2. Noncancerous - or benign tumors do not ______.






3. For a fixed ________ fee - enrollees are given comprehensive health care with an emphasis on preventive health care.






4. Prolonged periods of silence or _______ are normal components of the depression stage.






5. For pathogenic agents to cause diseases and illnesses in others - it is necessary that they leave their reservoirs. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the portal of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.






6. Over the counter medications include ________ - cold medicine and laxatives.






7. The _______ stage is the second stage in the sexual response pattern of males and females.






8. Examinations done on the first people with CFS revealed antibodies to the Epstein-_____ virus.






9. 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.






10. The bodies of famous church leaders are sometimes entombed in vault-like spaces called _______.






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






12. 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.






13. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as _____ alcohol intoxication.






14. Development of cardiorespiratory endurance helps the body to work longer and at greater levels of __________.






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






16. Once sperm cells leave the ______ they travel to the penis through a series of tubes.






17. Men account for about 80% of arrests for drug abuse violations - 70% of admissions for treatment - and 65% of drug related _______.






18. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.






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






20. Men ______ the most suicides.






21. Research has shown ayurveda to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis - __________ - and chronic sinusitis.






22. People in ____ societies have emotions.






23. A strong affection or deep concern for another person is ____.






24. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.






25. By the time it reaches the uterus - a layer of cells that develops into an organ called the placenta surrounds the ______.






26. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.






27. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.






28. A ________ headache is a very severe headache that can be triggered by stress.






29. __________ patients often develop a 'barrel chest' as they lose the ability to exhale fully.






30. 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.






31. The Wear and Tear Theory of Aging states that aging happens due to the ______ done to our body's cells over time.






32. 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.






33. Certain lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking - reducing obesity - increasing physical activity - and decreasing dietary _____ help many people increase their level of HDLs.






34. For people who have smoked a pack or less of cigarettes per day - within __ years after quitting smoking - their heart disease risk is virtually the same as those who never smoked.






35. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and ____ or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are complementary proteins.






36. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.






37. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.






38. Although not MDs or Dos - doctors of podiatric medicine (____) treat a variety of conditions related to the feet - including corns - bunions - warts - bone spurs - hammertoes - fractures - diabetes-related conditions - athletic conditions - and struc






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






40. Usually - _______ is felt when the patient becomes stressed or exercises too strenuously.






41. HPV is associated with the development of _______ _______.






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






43. The ideas - ___________ and feelings one has about oneself is called self-concept.






44. ________ improves memory and alertness and can help people perform cognitive tasks at peak levels.






45. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.






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






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






48. Embalming is the process of using formaldehyde-based fluids to replace the _____ components.






49. With about 50 -000 practitioners in the US - chiropractic health care is the ______-largest health profession and is used by 15 to 20 million people.






50. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.