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DSST Health - 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ___________ ability is the third dimension of total health






2. Secondhand tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute _________ attacks that require hospital emergency care






3. COLD is made up of two separate - but related diseases. Chronic ____________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung






4. The emotional feelings that people experience after the death of a friend or relative are collectively called _________






5. When coronary arteries become narrowed - _________ pain - or angina pectoris - is often felt






6. Positive use of stress is called ____________.






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






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






9. ____________ is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)






10. _________s are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money






11. ___________ is the refusal to recognize reality.






12. Also known as the common cold - acute ____________ is the sudden onset of nasal inflammation






13. Once the extent of heart attack damage is identified - a physician or team of physicians can decide on a medical course of action






14. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type ___ and type B.






15. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or _____________ - is a state of extreme absorption in another






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






17. The fifth stage of infection is known as the _______________ stage - also called the convalescence stage - and is characterized by apparent recovery from the invading agent






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






19. The ________________ effect is the warming of the Earth's surface that is produced when solar heat becomes trapped by layers of carbon dioxide and other gases






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






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






22. For young girls - the onset of menstruation - called ____________ - occurs around age 13 but may come somewhat earlier or later.






23. The second stage is called ________________.






24. Within the last decade - ________________ is a new term that has been used to describe the relationship between drug-dependent people and those around them






25. In the chain of infection - pathogenic agents enter the bodies of uninfected people through the portal of _________






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






27. _______________ is a general term under which a variety of infectious respiratory conditions can be placed






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






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






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






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






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






33. ______________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure






34. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)






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






36. ______________ drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important materials or carry out cell division in a normal manner






37. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of _________________






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






39. Once referred to as venereal diseases - _________'s are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact






40. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or _______ ___ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin






41. They have established a ___________ identity






42. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called ____________ - occurs






43. Because of its vague symptoms - ____________ cancer has been referred to as a silent cancer






44. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome known as the _____________ stage






45. The second stage of infection is referred to as the ______________ stage






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






47. Alcohol - tobacco and marijuana are often called ____________ drugs






48. _____________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.






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






50. Lowering of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the primary factor that causes older adults to require ________ calorie intake