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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. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.






2. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.






3. Babies who are not held and comforted are likely to have difficulty _________ others.






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






5. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.






6. PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are - on the basis of their chemical structure - very stable - heat-resistant compounds that have been used extensively in transformers and electrical capacitors. In many areas of the country - discarded ___________ e






7. People with chronic illness must eventually find a balance between day-to-day function and the continuous presence of their condition. _______ is usually an illness that is chronic in nature






8. In compulsion - ___________ is seen as rewarding oneself for aligning with a particular group or behavior pattern.






9. The death rate from ________ cancer has dropped greatly since 1950 - largely because of the use of the Pap test.






10. In the fourth stage - or the decline stage - the first signs of ________ occur.






11. Amniocentesis is also referred to as an _________ _______ test because it involves using a needle to extract some of the fluid from the amniotic sac.






12. As a result - patients feel _____ quickly after eating a small meal.






13. 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.






14. Although during a given repetitive exercise the _______ resistance remains the same - the muscular contraction effort required varies according to the joint angles in the range of motion.






15. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.






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






17. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.






18. The thin-walled atrial chambers are considered collecting chambers - whereas the thick-walled muscular ventricles are considered the ________ chambers.






19. A predictable sexual response pattern for males and females was identified by Masters and Johnson. It consists of four stages. The first is the __________ stage.






20. At the capillary level - exchanges of oxygen - food - and waste occur between cells and the blood. Blood pressure is highest in _________ and lowest in veins.






21. ________ is a crime involving an assailant's planned efforts to pursue an intended victim.






22. 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.






23. Narcotics - or _______ - are among the most dependence-producing drugs.






24. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - _________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today.






25. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.






26. Of particular concern are the effects of radiation on egg and sperm production - embryonic development - and dangerous or irreversible changes to the _____ and skin.






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






28. ____________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure.






29. Beyond its biological roots - heterosexuality has significant cultural and __________ support in virtually every country in the world.






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






31. 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






32. In Kubler-Ross' stages of _____ - denial is the stage of disbelief.






33. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.






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






35. The potency of marijuana's hallucinogenic effect is determined by the percentage of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (____) present in the product.






36. This stage has also been called a silent stage. Transmission of the pathogen to a new host is possible - but not _________ during this state. During this stage - it's possible for a host to be infected - but not be infectious.






37. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.






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






39. After the baby is born - the muscles of the uterus continue to contract - causing the ______ to separate from the lining of the uterus.






40. This phase includes nicotine - water - and a variety of powerful chemical compounds known collectively as ____.






41. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ______.






42. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and _____________.






43. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.






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






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






46. African-Americans have a ___% greater risk of stroke than white Americans do - probably because African-Americans have a greater likelihood of having hypertension than white Americans






47. Today's food manufacturers add chemical compounds to the food supply for several reasons such as: (1) to maintain the _____________ value of the food; (2) to maintain the food's freshness by preventing changes in its color - flavor - and texture; (3)






48. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.






49. Some symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder are loss of _________ in former friends and activities - extreme anxiety - and reliving in dreams and memories the traumatic event that brought on the condition.






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