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DSST Health - 2
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health-fitness-nutrition
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. The process whereby gender _______________ is transmitted to the child is usually more obvious than the practices observed during the gender identity period.
Preference.
Fermentation.
Diaphragm
Risk.
2. People may feel _______ when they believe that they are in danger
Shyness.
Fear.
Cirrhosis.
Ozone.
3. _____________ radiation is a form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms
Ionizing.
Denial.
PAD (Peripheral artery disease).
Complementary.
4. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain
Women.
Acid.
Ayurveda.
Carcinoma.
5. The sixth dimension of health is the _________________ dimension - which reflects the fact that employment satisfaction is directly related to many aspects of a person's health
Identity.
Ovolactovegetarian.
Post-abortion.
Occupational.
6. ________ 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
Carcinogens.
Osteopathy
Exercise.
Water.
7. Empowerment is the key to successful ______________ based health promotion
Community
Isokinetic.
PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Inhalants.
8. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _____________ stage
Bargaining.
Anorexia.
Urinary
Responsibility
9. _______________ drugs cause intoxication - altering a persons feelings - behavior - perceptions and moods
Biological.
Psychoactive.
Integrity.
Particulate.
10. Two upper chambers - called _________ - and two lower chambers - called ventricles - form the heart
Atria.
Depressants.
Synergistic.
Luteum.
11. If a relationship progresses - passionate love is replaced by _____________ love
Companionate.
Shyness.
Incubation.
Radon.
12. For young girls - the onset of menstruation - called ____________ - occurs around age 13 but may come somewhat earlier or later.
Vegan.
Depression.
Menarche
Rheumatic.
13. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of ________________
Dependence.
Osteopathy
Post traumatic.
Epidemic.
14. 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
_______________ defenses are first-line defenses - since they physically separate the internal body from the external environment. Mechanical.
Coronary.
Penis.
Composition.
15. _________ is temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen
Stalking
PAI (passively acquired immunity).
Fat.
Type I.
16. Once referred to as venereal diseases - _________'s are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact
STD (sexually transmitted diseases).
Hate.
Prodromal.
Breast.
17. A ____________ is a preference for unusual sexual practices
Paraphilia.
Indirect.
Pancreatic.
Generativity.
18. A lack of _____________ is a significant risk factor for heart disease
Exercise.
Post traumatic.
Muscle mass.
Heredity.
19. Sperm cell development starts at about age 11 in boys and is influenced by the release of the hormone ________ from the pituitary gland
Lung.
Mononucleosis.
Coping.
ICSH (interstitial cell-stimulating hormone).
20. Physicians orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of _____________ or passive euthanasia
Crisis.
Indirect.
Six. Blood's functions -
Melanoma.
21. About 75% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to _________
Congestive.
Additives.
Control.
Home.
22. _____________ are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - drunklike effects in users
Inhalants.
Love.
Fear.
Denial.
23. Surpassed only by lung cancer - __________ cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women
Progressive.
Cardiovascular
Speeding.
Breast.
24. An ___________________ is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of eggs and dairy products
Ovolactovegetarian.
Alcoholism.
AAI (artificially acquired immunity).
Unhealthy.
25. AIDS is caused by HIV - a virus that attacks the __________ ___ cells of the immune system
Modeling.
Practitioners.
Helper T.
Directives.
26. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Tolerance.
Recovery.
Naturopathy.
27. The least common form of asthma is ___________ asthma
Anonymous.
Independence.
Intrinsic.
Physiological.
28. When coronary arteries become narrowed - _________ pain - or angina pectoris - is often felt
Physiological.
Chest.
Love.
Mononucleosis.
29. ______________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure
Hypertension.
Child.
ICSH (interstitial cell-stimulating hormone).
Additives.
30. Because of its vague symptoms - ____________ cancer has been referred to as a silent cancer
Plateau.
Ovarian
Piaget.
Chest.
31. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) ______________ drug
Emphysema.
Depressant.
Contact.
Self-care.
32. ___________ is the refusal to recognize reality.
Chronic.
Denial.
AAI (artificially acquired immunity).
Partner.
33. ______ can be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with a situation
Anger.
Exposure.
Risk.
Scrotum.
34. Nicotine increases blood _____________ adhesiveness
Platelet.
Inhalants.
Angioplasty.
Love.
35. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type ___ and type B.
Medicare.
Acupuncture
A.
Prostate.
36. ___________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children
Heredity.
Independence.
Syphilis.
Acute.
37. The ________________ dimension of health includes the degree to which a person is able to cope with stress - remain flexible - and compromise to resolve conflict
Mutations
Emotional.
Responsibility
Roe.
38. This level of intensity is called the ________.
Integrity.
THR (target heart rate).
Saturated.
Older.
39. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents
Vacuum.
Dependence.
Epstein-Barr.
Plateau.
40. ________-___________ syndrome is a mental disorder which affects some women who have had an abortion
Scrotum.
Testicle.
Water.
Post-abortion.
41. This environment forms the second link in the chain of infection and is referred to as the ____________ in which the agent resides.
Gender.
Community
Stalking
Reservoir
42. ____________ is a crime involving an assailant's planned efforts to pursue an intended victim
Acupuncture
Minerals.
Risk.
Stalking
43. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread air pollutants from ___________ fuel combustion
Carbohydrates.
Remediation.
Fossil
Bulimia.
44. Lowering of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the primary factor that causes older adults to require ________ calorie intake
. Lower.
Roe.
Kubler-Ross.
Exercise.
45. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ___________ ability is the third dimension of total health
Social.
Ayurveda.
Urethra.
A.
46. ____________ is the major risk factor associated with sudden cardiac death.
Diaphragm
Piaget.
Vacuum.
Smoking.
47. The most common sexual orientation throughout the world is known as ______________ - which refers to an attraction to opposite-gender partners
Social.
Heterosexuality.
Frequency.
Hate.
48. Greater ___________ _______ makes possible a higher rate of metabolism which helps to maintain a healthy body weight
Herpes.
Reservoir
Muscle mass.
Control.
49. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as __________ alcohol intoxication
Preference.
Physiological.
Acute.
Sigmund Freud.
50. How you feel about yourself is known as your ______-________
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Roe.
Self-esteem.
Uterus.