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






2. Electrical _______________ is a method to test for the percentage of body fat using resistance to the flow of electrical current






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






4. Studies indicate that a smoker's risk of ________________ disease decreases quickly after quitting regardless of how long they smoked






5. ________________ is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of plants






6. Physically - emotionally - socially - and occupationally - elderly people must accept at least some decline. For areas of decline in which some measure of reversal is possible - the elderly have an opportunity to seek ________________.






7. ____________ is a crime involving an assailant's planned efforts to pursue an intended victim






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






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






10. ________ is used in the digestion and absorption of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body






11. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______






12. AIDS is caused by HIV - a virus that attacks the __________ ___ cells of the immune system






13. People may feel _______ when they believe that they are in danger






14. Some older people experience a loss of short-term memory. About one in 20 adults develops ___________________ disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.

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15. The second stage is called ________________.






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






17. When an illness is __________ - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire life






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






19. Because joints are less flexible - some older people develop ________________ - a condition in which joints become painful






20. If a relationship progresses - passionate love is replaced by _____________ love






21. Diseases associated with smokeless tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and ___________ systems






22. Increasing physical activity stimulates the release of ________________.






23. During the _______________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die






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






25. __________ (Men or Women?) commit the most suicides






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






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






28. _____________ - which are the primary components of muscle and connective tissue - are compounds composed of chains of amino acids






29. Burning tobacco forms ___________ ____________ gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco smoke






30. The stages in this process have helped form the basis for the modern movement of death education. Perhaps the most widely recognized name in the area is __________-________.






31. The health effects of _______________ exposure depend on many factors including the duration - type - dose of exposure - and individual sensitivity






32. One example of an ____________ relationship is controlling behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner






33. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ___________ ability is the third dimension of total health






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






35. The testes are originally formed inside the body near the abdomen. However - just before birth - they descend into a pouch of loose skin called the ____________.






36. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _________________.






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






38. Although religious beliefs and practices could be included in the _____________ dimension of health - the category could be extended to include a person's relationship with other living things






39. ____________ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression






40. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the second developmental task of establishing _______________.






41. The _________ layer is a layer of triatomic oxygen that surrounds the Earth and filters much of the sun's radiation before it can reach the Earth's surface






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






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






44. The fourth link in the chain of infection is the mode of ________________ - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts






45. Cancer of the colon and __________ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer






46. A __________________ occlusion is a blockage to arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain






47. Direct _______________ usually involves the administration of large amounts of depressant drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop






48. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________






49. 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






50. __________ gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium