Test 4 Flashcards
An important distinction between postpartum blues and postpartum depression is that postpartum blues
begin sooner after childbirth
When a woman drinks too much alcohol during pregnancy, her infant may be born with fetal alcohol syndrome, which is most often characterized by
mental retardation or other forms of developmental disabilities.
Antisocial personality disorder
involves problems such as aggressiveness and difficulty in controlling impulses.
Suppose that a young female patient in the United States suffers from complications from female genital mutilation, performed before she emigrated. People from this patient’s culture are likely to believe that
the procedure makes the genitals cleaner and reduces sexual activity outside of marriage.
You visit a nearby mall and look through two department stores that cater to two different kinds of shoppers. If you looked in the maternity clothes section of each store, you would be likely to see that
in the low-status store, maternity clothes are near the uniforms.
Which of the following women is least likely to develop postpartum depression?
a woman who receives attention and support from family and friends
Which of the following statements about female genital mutilation is correct?
This operation involves cutting or removing part or parts of the female genitals.
According to the discussion of medical aspects of AIDS
people who are HIV positive are very contagious during the initial stages of the infection, even if they have no symptoms.
A common emotional reaction to pregnancy is
a feeling of transition into adulthood.
According to research about couples’ reasons for not wanting to have a child, the results included all of the following reasons except:
Parenthood is too challenging
According to the discussion about AIDS prevention,
many people are actually HIV positive, but they don’t yet know it.
Susan uses a wheelchair. Her intelligence is normal, yet waiters in restaurants tend to ignore her and ask her companion what Susan wants to eat. Susan is experiencing
ableism
Studies on “natural childbirth” have shown that
mothers who have had “natural childbirth” typically require less medication.
What can we conclude about therapist bias in diagnosing depression?
Therapists are more likely to say that a woman is depressed, in comparison to a man - even when they have similar symptoms.
Which of the following is not one of the advantages of breast feeding (as opposed to bottle feeding)?
It encourages a stronger bond between the baby and the baby’s father.
According to the stereotypes about motherhood,
a woman experiences complete fulfillment when she becomes a mother.
People who experience psychological depression are likely to have all of the following problems except
remembering positive information more accurately than negative information.
The data on gender comparisons for behavior related to suicide show that
women are more likely than men to think about suicide, but men are more likely to die from suicide.
Preventing the spread of the AIDS virus is difficult because
many people are HIV positive, but don’t know it.
Imagine that you are at a party at a friend’s home, and you see a pregnant woman in one of the rooms. Based on the information in the section on attitudes toward pregnant women, you would expect to find that people would
be likely to touch her stomach and give plenty of uninvited advice.
Which of the following would be the best example of “hostile sexism” directed toward a pregnant woman?
Employers are likely to avoid hiring a pregnant woman.
Suppose that you know someone who says her therapist has told her she has a ruminative style in dealing with depression. This means that she is likely to
think extensively about the reasons for her depression.
On a talk show about medical issues, you hear the guest physician discussing the number of people in the United States whose overall health is poor. A term you are especially likely to hear in connection with this discussion is
morbidity
Which of the following statements about osteoporosis is correct?
Women of all ages should be careful about taking sufficient vitamin D and calcium.
In Chapter 12, the discussion of overweight women pointed out that
people who are overweight are often judged differently than people who are average weight.
LaTisha consumes fewer than 300 calories a day, even though she weighs 90 pounds and is 5’6” tall. Amazingly, she tells her friends she is overweight. LaTisha probably has
anorexia nervosa
According to the information about gender and alcohol,
if a man and a woman who both weigh 150 pounds consume 3 ounces of whiskey, the woman’s blood alcohol level will probably be higher.
The topic of physical health is important in a textbook about the Psychology of Women because
gender makes a difference in the way that a disease is diagnosed.
The discussion of preterm births pointed out that
women who are overly thin are at risk for a preterm birth.
The chapter on women’s physical health pointed out that the only kind of female health problem that receives abundant attention is
problems with the reproductive system.
If you looked in a book entitled Pharmacotherapy, you would be most likely to see information about
medication that are prescribed to relieve psychological disorders.
Two or three times a week, Helga has a strong urge to eat huge amounts of food, sometimes an entire cake or four helpings at an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Afterwards, she doesn’t use laxatives and she never tries to vomit. She is now about 80 pounds above the recommended body weight. Your best guess is that Helga’s problem would be called
binge-eating disorder.
According to the research on emotional reactions, pregnant women
often experience a mixture of both positive and negative emotions.
What can we conclude about emotional reactions to childbirth?
There is a wide range of emotional reactions to the childbirth experience.
With respect to pregnancy, the term “miscarriage” is defined as
a termination of pregnancy that is not intended, prior to the 20th week of pregnancy.
The research on nausea during pregnancy shows that
50-90% of women experience nausea at some point in their pregnancies.
What can be concluded about physical reactions to pregnancy?
The individual differences in physical reactions are very large.
Which of the following statements about women’s health is correct?
More women die of cardiovascular disease than of all forms of cancer combined.
The “high-tech” approach to childbirth has
led to lower death rates for both babies and their mothers.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the medical treatment that women receive?
Women sometimes receive too much medical treatment, and sometimes too little medical treatment.
Which of the following factors is most predictive of major depression in women?
lack of control over one’s life
Chapter 11 discussed conversational patterns between physicians and patients. This discussion pointed out that
female patients are more likely than male patients to say that their physicians talk down to them.
A cognitive-behavioral therapist would be most likely to suggest which of the following?
Reinterpreting negative thought patterns so that they are more neutral
The data on cardiovascular disease show that
women who are having a heart attack often have different symptoms than men do.
The placenta
is an organ that helps to provide the embryo with oxygen and nutrients.
Which of the following is a common symptom of anorexia nervosa?
loss of menstrual periods
The discussion of the biology of pregnancy stated that
the egg and the sperm unite while the egg is traveling down the fallopian tube.
People with bulimia nervosa
appear to have “normal” body weight.
A person with major depression is likely to
be unable to experience pleasure.
Women’s emotional reaction to pregnancy seems primarily to depend on
a combination of physical, social, and cultural factors.
Which of the following statements about breast cancer is true?
Each year in the United States approximately 190,000 women are diagnosed with beast cancer, and approximately 40,000 die from the disease.
Which of the following statements about labor and childbirth is correct?
The second stage ends when the baby is born.
According to the discussion of women with disabilities,
people without disabilities should appreciate the fact that they could easily become people with disabilities.
Which of the following statements about breast feeding is correct?
About 80% of North American mothers now breast-feed their infants, at least in early infancy.
How are mothers actually treated in our North American culture?
They occupy a position of relatively low prestige.
Which of the following students provides one of the valid explanations for gender differences in life expectancy?
Rosa: “Women visit their health-care providers more often than men do.”
During the third stage of labor,
the placenta is delivered.
A woman who tells you that she has had a hysterectomy has had
her uterus removed
Research on gender differences in life expectancy shows that
in almost every country in the world, women live longer than men.
Postpartum depression
may last for many months.
