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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. The fifth developmental task of developing __________ usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and midlife - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships






2. ___________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body






3. Cancer of the ____________ is among the least common forms of cancer; however - it represents the most common solid tumor in men between the ages of 20 and 34 years






4. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






5. Also known as the 'good cholesterol' - _________ transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body






6. _______________ drugs cause intoxication - altering a persons feelings - behavior - perceptions and moods






7. Positive use of stress is called ____________.






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






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






10. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information






11. __________ ________ is a state of well-being of the mind






12. Sexual ______________ consists of unwanted attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress






13. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents






14. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the vulnerability to alcoholism is ___________






15. Often used in combination with rehabilitation is _______________ - whereby an alternative to the area of loss is introduced.






16. _____________ is an inflammatory process in the liver and can be caused by several viruses






17. ______________ - an alternative to bypass surgery - involves the surgical insertion of a doughnut-shaped 'balloon' directly into the narrowed coronary artery






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






19. An _______________ is a recurrent - irrational - unwanted thought or impulse






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






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






22. The process whereby gender _______________ is transmitted to the child is usually more obvious than the practices observed during the gender identity period.






23. Spiritual health includes one's __________ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs






24. This level of intensity is called the ________.






25. _______________ is a surgical procedure that involves sealing off about half of the stomach with surgical staples






26. _________ is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled air






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






28. In K






29. ______________ is capable of killing cancer cells by altering their genetic material while it is in an exposed state during cell division






30. ____________ is a traditional Indian medicine based on herbal remedies






31. _____________ are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - drunklike effects in users






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






33. __________ (men or women?) are more likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs






34. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality






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






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






37. The bacterium of ___________ - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through intimate contact






38. _______ _________ is a genetically programmed range of body weight beyond which a person finds it difficult to gain or lose additional weight






39. The trash that is collected from our homes is referred to as ________.






40. Assuming _________________ is the third developmental task that younger people are expected to progress in






41. __________ ___________ is an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature when averaged across seasons and geographical regions






42. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the _____________ system






43. How you feel about yourself is known as your ______-________






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






45. _______________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good






46. This process is called ____________ identification.






47. In the context of health - _______________ refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of control over their health






48. When used on a routine basis - _______ medications should be carefully discussed with a physician or pharmacist.






49. After ovulation - the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle starts when the remnants of the graafian follicle restructure themselves into a corpus ____________






50. ______________ is a system of treatment that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents to correct underlying imbalances