Deck 12: Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences

Question 1

What percentage of female federal inmates were convicted of a drug violation.​

A) ​48%
B) ​18%
C) ​58.8%
D) ​98%

Answer 1

​58.8%

Question 2

Women-specific treatment programs are more likely to provide the following services except:​

A) ​children's activities
B) ​assistance in locating housing
C) ​anger management
D) ​residential beds for client's children

Answer 2

​residential beds for client's children

Question 3

Compulsive gambling surveys consistently report that ______ are the group most likely to experience pathological gambling problems.​

A) ​men
B) ​women
C) ​homosexuals
D) ​heterosexuals

Answer 3

​men

Question 4

The highest percentage of teenagers who actually attempt or commit suicide are those struggling with ___________.​

A) ​eating disorder
B) ​sexual orientation issues
C) ​internet addictions
D) ​substance abuse problems

Question 5

Justify placing women in a special treatment discussion group restricted to women.

Question 6

PFLAG as an organization​

A) ​is a self-help but not advocacy group.
B) ​is open to membership of both sexual minorities as well as allies and families of gays and lesbians.
C) ​is open to families and friends of gays and lesbians but discourages gays and lesbians from attending.
D) ​is an organization for gays and lesbians to demonstrate patriotism

Question 7

What are the physiological gender differences with regard to alcoholism?

Question 8

Which of the following areas are risks for lesbian and bi-sexual women who are not open about their sexual orientation and who lack social support?​

A) ​self-harm
B) ​smoking
C) ​gambling
D) ​alcohol abuse

Question 9

According to the Global Status Report on Alcohol,the male/female ratio of heavy episodic drinking,which country as having the largest gap between males and females?​

A) ​Canada
B) ​Germany
C) ​Italy
D) ​Mexico

Question 10

In the recent past,women who were identified as alcoholics,drug addicts,or compulsive gamblers were considered​

A) ​not especially deviant
B) ​promiscuous
C) ​mentally ill
D) ​repressed

Question 11

Which of the following is a not a reason why women are less likely than men to enter treatment?​

A) ​lack of family support
B) ​obligation of child-rearing
C) ​lack of gender specific treatment programs
D) ​partner support

Question 12

Problem gambling helplines are now reporting that​

A) ​the percentage of women calling helplines is decreasing.
B) ​men are more likely than women to be pathological gamblers.
C) ​women with gambling problems tend to be early onset.
D) ​the percentage of women seeking help with gambling problems has been increasing.

Question 13

South Carolina and Alabama remain the only states where:​

A) ​a woman can be criminally prosecuted for using illicit drugs while pregnant.
B) ​there is free treatment on demand
C) ​guaranteed substance abuse treatment availability.
D) ​established a state wide system of drug courts.

Question 14

Which of the following is the strongest predictor of family violence?​

A) ​cultural approval of violence
B) ​level of alcohol abuse
C) ​level of gambling problems
D) ​level of drug abuse

Question 15

Of all the sexual minorities,which group is the most subject to violent assault and employment discrimination?​

A) ​bi-sexuals
B) ​lesbians
C) ​effeminate gay men
D) ​transgendered persons

Question 16

How are women as a group oppressed in the dominant culture of the United States?

Question 17

A recommended way to build trust with gay and lesbian clients (according to the text)is to:​

A) ​post a Safe Place symbol on a pink triangle on the office door
B) ​let them know right away that you are heterosexual.
C) ​post a "I'm straight but not narrow" slogan on the office door.
D) ​keep homosexuality out of the conversation.

Question 18

Briefly explain three "do's" when working with transgender individuals.

Question 19

Why has the female prison population in the United States nearly doubled in the last 10 years?​

Question 20

Compared to men,women who have problems with substance misuse​

A) ​often have do not have a history of sexual abuse from childhood.
B) do not suffer from low self-esteem.​
C) ​are less likely to have a serious mental disorder.
D) ​are more likely to have a serious mental disorder

Question 21

Bisexual identity is a separate identity in itself.

Question 22

Women are more likely than men to have a spouse or partner who also is abusing substances.

Question 23

A transgendered person may be sexually attracted to males,females,or both.

Question 24

Compared to men,women become intoxicated more readily even at the same body weight.

Question 25

Men are much more likely to be pathological or problem gamblers than are women.