Chapter 12

Question 1

Philosophical orientation that lends itself to an integration of feminist, multicultural, and social justice.

Answer 1

Feminist psychotherapy

Question 2

Beginnings of feminism (the first wave) can be traced to the late ____s

Answer 2

1800s

Question 3

The women’s movement (second wave feminism) laid the foundation for the development of feminist therapy in this decade.

Answer 3

1960s

Question 4

Constructs include:
1. Gender-fair approach (explains differences in the behavior of men and women)
2. Flexible-multicultural perspective
3. Interactionist view (thinking, feeling, and behaving dimensions)
4. Life-span perspective (development is a life-long process)

Answer 4

Feminist Theory

Question 5

This person recognized that the development of women was judged by male norms

Answer 5

Gilligan (1977)

Question 6

Shares origins with feminist theory, emphasizes that growth occurs in connection.

Answer 6

Relational-cultural theory (RCT)

Question 7

Self-examination regarding how one relies on Euro-centric knowledge and unconsciously support oppressive patriarchal systems.

Answer 7

Reflexivity (practice of transnational feminism)

Question 8

Involves therapists examining their own multiple and intersecting social identities and sources of power and privilege.

Answer 8

Positionality

Question 9

6 Principles of Feminist Counseling

Answer 9

1. The personal is political and critical consciousness.
2. Commitment to social change.
3. Women’s and girls’ voices and ways of knowing, and the voices of others who have been oppressed, are valued.
4. Counseling relationship is egalitarian.
5. Feminist counseling focuses on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress.
6. All types of oppression are recognized along with the connection among them.

Question 10

Believe psychotherapy is inextricably bound to culture.

Answer 10

Feminist counselors

Question 11

5 observable results of growth-fostering relationships

Answer 11

Each person…
1. Feels a greater sense of “zest.”
2. Feels more able to act and does act.
3. Has a more accurate picture of him/herself and the other person.
4. Each person feels a greater sense of worth.
5. Each person feels more connected to the other person and feels greater motivation for connections with other people.

Question 12

Disconnections sell the illusion of protection, but keep people from the connection they seek.

Answer 12

Central relational paradox