Feminist Theory

Question 1

Feminist therapy addresses social and political issues pertaining to gender-role stereotyping and most other forms of oppression. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 1

True

Question 2

One of the goals of feminist therapy is to help women understand how sexist and oppressive societal beliefs and practices influence them in negative ways. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Feminist therapists must remain aware of their own values pertaining to individual and social change. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Therapist self-disclosure is often used in feminist therapy. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Gender-role analysis begins with clients identifying the societal messages they received about how women and men should be and act as well as how these messages interact with other important aspects of identity. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 5

True

Question 6

In feminist therapy, clients are viewed as active participants in redefining themselves in the context of the therapeutic relationship, keeping the therapeutic relationship as egalitarian as possible. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Feminist therapy is an approach that is applicable to all genders. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Feminist practice is not a single and unified approach to therapy and is diverse. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Women now are assuming positions of leadership in government and business, and this should not be interpreted to mean that women no longer have difficulty making life choices. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 9

True

Question 10

It is not accurate to say that in today’s society barriers no longer stand in the way of gender equity. T or F. (Feminist Theory)

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Historically, multicultural approaches evolved in response to all of the following (Feminist Theory)

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a) discrimination b) societal oppression c) marginalization

Question 12

for the beginnings of feminism (often referred to as the first wave) can be traced to the late 1800s, but the women’s movement of the 1960s (the second wave) laid the foundation for the development of (Feminist Theory)

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feminist therapy

Question 13

All of the following are ways feminist therapy differs from traditional therapy (Feminist Theory)

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a) demystifying the therapeutic process. b) creating a therapeutic relationship that is egalitarian. c) viewing problems in a sociopolitical and cultural context.

Question 14

Which of the following interventions is likely to be used by a feminist therapist? (Feminist Theory)

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a) power analysis b) encouraging clients to take social action c) gender-role analysis and intervention

Question 15

What is considered to be a major contribution feminists have made to the field of counseling? (Feminist Theory)

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paving the way for gender-sensitive practice

Question 16

Goals of feminist therapy include all of the following (Feminist Theory)

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a) balancing independence and interdependence b) empowerment c) equality d) viewing themselves as active agents on their own behalf and on behalf of others

Question 17

Feminist therapists refer to (Feminist Theory)

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distress rather than psychopathology.

Question 18

__________ explain differences in the behavior of women and men in terms of socialization processes rather than on the basis of our “innate” natures. (Feminist Theory)

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Gender-fair approaches

Question 19

__________ uses concepts and strategies that apply equally to individuals and groups regardless of age, race, culture, gender, ability, class, or sexual orientation. (Feminist Theory)

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Flexible-multicultural perspectives

Question 20

__________assume that human development is a lifelong process and that personality and behavioral changes can occur at any time rather than being fixed during early childhood. (Feminist Theory)

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Life-span perspectives

Question 21

Feminist therapists use self-disclosure in all of the following areas (Feminist Theory)

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a) normalize women’s collective experiences. b) establish informed consent. c) equalize the client–therapist relationship.

Question 22

The feminist critique of assessment and diagnosis is (Feminist Theory)

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based on research indicating that gender, culture, and race may influence assessment of clients’ symptoms.

Question 23

What are considered to be basic principles of feminist therapy? (Feminist Theory)

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a) Counseling is based on a relationship that is egalitarian. b) All types of oppression are recognized. c) Commitment to social change. d) The personal is political. e) Focus of client strengths and psychological distress is not a disease but a communication about unjust systems

Question 24

Culturally competent feminist therapists look for ways to work within the context of (Feminist Theory)

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the client’s culture

Question 25

Which of the following statements about feminist therapy are true?

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a) Goals are client empowerment and social transformation. b) Women and men are encouraged to define themselves rather than being defined by societal stereotypes. c) A goal is to replace the current patriarchal system with feminist consciousness.

Question 26

No founder. Instead from the efforts of many female therapists including

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Jean Baker Miller, Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Oliva Espin, and Laura Brown

Question 27

Feminist theory moves away from an intrapsychic perspective on psychopathology (in which the sources of a woman’s unhappiness reside within her) to

Answer 27

to a focus on understanding the social, political, and cultural forces in society that damage, oppress, and constrain girls and women, as well as boys and men.

Question 28

__________view contains concepts specific to the thinking, feeling, and behaving dimensions of human experience and accounts for contextual and environmental factors. (Feminist Theory)

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interactionist

Question 29

the vital role that relationships and connectedness with others play in the lives of women according to which theory (Feminist Theory)

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relational-cultural theory (RCT). Therapists aim to lessen the suffering caused by disconnection and isolation, increase clients’ capacity for relational resilience, develop mutual empathy and mutual empowerment, and foster social justice