Feminist Therapy and Socio-cultural Perspectives

Question 1

myth adaptation

Answer 1

inferences about the types of symptoms experienced (somatic, mental, or behavioral); assumptions about the eitology of the illness (psychosocial, supernatural, behavioral, natural, physical); estimation of the time line or course of illness

Question 2

characteristic of both feminist therapy and sociocultural theories

Answer 2

attends to the role of power dynamics, social context, and empowerment

Question 3

patriarchy

Answer 3

social system in which 1) men and women are viewed as deeply different in biology and psychology 2) men are viewed as naturally superior to women and thus the proper leaders of society 3) men have an inherent right to control women’s sexuality

Question 4

four feminist orientations

Answer 4

liberal, radical, cultural, women of color/womanist

Question 5

two major focus areas of sociocultural theories

Answer 5

cultural differences & oppression and power

Question 6

sociocultural theories

Answer 6

refers to a family of theories focused on the role of social and cultural factors in human functioning

Question 7

racial identity theory

Answer 7

assumes that race is not a biological reality, but rather a “sociopolitical and economic convenience” defined by socially based criteria (skin color); assumes that some racial groups receive more societal resources and privileges than others; focuses on the meaning that people make of their own race and other races