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DSST Health - 2

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. Although used interchangeably with contraception - birth ___________ is an umbrella term that refers to all of the procedures you might use to prevent the birth of a child






2. Alcoholics ___________ is a voluntary support group of recovering alcoholics who meet regularly to help each other get and stay sober






3. Birth occurs in three stages. The process of birth is called _________.






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






5. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Gardasil - the first vaccine developed to prevent ___________ cancer






6. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ___________.






7. Public health departments protect water supplies against _____________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria






8. Muscular strength can be improved best by training activities that use the _____________ principle






9. _________s are a group of hydrocarbons causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply






10. The ___________ stage is the second stage in the sexual response pattern of males and females






11. _____________'s theories about the importance of the subconscious in personality development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality






12. ______________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations






13. ______________ of training refers to the number of times per week a person should exercise






14. Sexual _______________ refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual interests






15. Hans Selye coined the word ____________ for harmful - unpleasant stress.






16. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses






17. ________________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body






18. The _______________ phase is the portion of tobacco smoke composed of small suspended particles.






19. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.






20. Alcohol is removed from the bloodstream principally through the process of _______________






21. Although it actually means any close - mutual - verbal or nonverbal behavior within a relationship - when most people hear the word ____________ - they think about shared touching - kissing - and even intercourse






22. ______ can be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with a situation






23. ____________ determinants of death refer to measures of bodily functions.






24. Two major classes of lipoproteins exist. _________ is the type of lipoprotein that transports the largest amount of cholesterol in the blood stream.






25. A second type of disposition is _____________ - which refers to a nonground burial






26. _________ is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the extremities - especially the legs and feet






27. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) ______________ drug






28. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare Part _____






29. Characteristic birth defects noted in the children of some women who consume alcohol during their pregnancies is known as _________ alcohol syndrome.






30. ________-___________ syndrome is a mental disorder which affects some women who have had an abortion






31. In general - ______________ excite or increase the activity of the central nervous system






32. Empowerment is the key to successful ______________ based health promotion






33. _______________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes






34. Physicians orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of _____________ or passive euthanasia






35. Synonymous with abstinence - ____________ can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy






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






37. ______________ treatment is manipulation of the vertebral column to relieve pressure and cure illness






38. The fourth developmental task is developing _________ skills






39. This level of intensity is called the ________.






40. Because cancerous cells do not possess the ____________ inhibition (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 o






41. A primary form of fat found in the blood is known as _________________






42. The Drug Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 adds up to ______ years to the prison sentence of any rapist who uses a drug to incapacitate a victim






43. It consists of four stages. The first is the ____________ stage.






44. By _________ adulthood - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance






45. Alcohol abuse by college students usually takes place through a drinking pattern called __________ drinking.






46. The __________ monitors and regulates the quality of municipal drinking water supplies






47. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - ____________ heart disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle






48. In addition to the living will - the ___________ power of attorney for health care is another important advance medical directive that can assist terminally ill or incapacitated patients






49. A ___________ is a contraceptive device that also helps to protect against STDs






50. ____________ nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which binge eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging