Deck 13: Feminist Therapy: a Multicultural Approach

Question 1

According to Carol Gilligan, views of morality should focus on

A)the ethic of care.
B)the ethic of justice.
C)the impact of power in relationships.
D)the impact of social class.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of these factors separate feminist therapists from non-sexist therapists

A)an egalitarian approach to therapy.
B)awareness of one's own values.
C)focus on social change.
D)valuing women's relationships.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When compared to men of an equivalent age, older women are

A)able to avoid discrimination in the work place.
B)more likely to experience discrimination in the workplace.
C)responsible for disharmony in the workplace.
D)receiving equivalent pay for similar work.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Conciousnist raising groups, developed in the 1970s served primarily a (an) _______ function..

A)educational
B)developmental
C)political
D)therapeutic

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a step in gender-role analysis?

A)deciding which gender role messages to change
B)identifying clients' gender role messages
C)identifying client statements made based on gender role messages
D)persuading clients to change gender role messages

Question 6

For women, motherhood may bring about changes in ____________ as well as biological changes.

A)decisions about work
B)authenticity
C)labeling
D)unconditionality

Question 7

Gender-role pressures tend to be greatest in

A)infancy.
B)childhood.
C)adolescence.
D)adulthood

Question 8

Recent evidence about the psychological similarities and differences between genders, suggests

A)women are better at math than men.
B)men are better at math than women.
C)men and women are similar to each other in their math abilities.

Question 9

The relational model that describes the importance for women of finding a sense of identity through relationships is a model found in

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)feminist therapy.
C)person-centered therapy.
D)self psychology.

Question 10

Karen Horney believed that the motivating force for women was

A)envy of men's power.
B)mother child relationships.
C)penis envy.
D)sexual energy.

Question 11

According to feminist therapy, the following is NOT one of several multiple identities.

A)age
B)gener
C)disability
D)transcendence

Question 12

According to the relational cultural model of feminist therapy, women have emphasized emotion in their relationships due to

A)being a subordinate group in society.
B)being a superior group in society.
C)being more androgynous than men.
D)having developed a schema of relating to others.

Question 13

A major focus of the relational cultural model of feminist therapy is

A)being more assertive.
B)being responsive and being responsible when relating to others.
C)developing better relationships with men.
D)developing an ethic of care.

Question 14

Chesler's contribution to feminist therapy has been her criticism of

A)psychoanalysis as it is applied to women.
B)the relationship between female patient and male therapist.
C)the use of male pronouns in literature that are used to represent all people.
D)the way women have been portrayed in literature.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a goal of feminist therapy?

A)adjustment to social pressures
B)self-esteem
C)affirming diversity
D)social action

Question 16

The theory of psychotherapy that has received the most criticism from feminist therapists has been

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)behavior therapy.
C)Jungian therapy.
D)psychoanalysis.

Question 17

Which of the following therapy goals is unique to feminist therapy?

A)social action
B)role performance
C)self esteem
D)symptom removal

Question 18

According to feminist therapy, the following is NOT one of several multiple identities.

A)ethnicity
B)demystifying
C)social class
D)sex or gender

Question 19

In relational cultural therapy (feminist therapy), relational cultural therapists recognize the many cultural differences that individuals experience and help their clients develop relational

A)authenticity.
B)competence.
C)dominance.
D)passivity.

Question 20

From a feminist perspective, a strong gender or cultural schema

A)helps individuals develop a tolerant approach to others.
B)promotes equal relationships between men and women.
C)puts limits on the way individuals view others.
D)recognizes the importance of relationships in women's lives.

Question 21

If Larry is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend, which one of these therapists is most likely to suggest he get advice from the police or lawyers?

A)behavioral
B)feminist
C)gestalt
D)person-centered

Question 22

In dealing with the gender-role generalization "women do more poorly in math" than men, cognitive-behavioral feminist therapists would

A)explore the reinforcements and punishments involved in this belief.
B)provide research evidence showing this generalization to be false.
C)relabel this as irrational thinking.
D)relabel this as archetypal thinking.

Question 23

For feminist relational-cultural therapists, the key to useful therapy is

A)use of power interventions.
B)support from significant others.
C)social action.
D)the therapeutic relationship.

Question 24

According to feminist therapy, which of these approaches is most likely to help therapists avoid the pitfalls of gender stereotyping?

A)discussing transference issues.
B)paradoxical interventions.
C)postmodern thinking.
D)Socratic dialogue.

Question 25

In working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered clients, feminist therapists are LEAST likely to focus on

A)legal issues.
B)political issues.
C)religious concerns.
D)underlying causes of sexuality.

Question 26

Assertiveness training is used in feminist therapy in order to

A)design effective gender schemas.
B)develop an ethic of care.
C)help individuals become more powerful.
D)understand social forces that contribute to women's roles.

Question 27

Understanding the influence of gender on unconscious processes is a goal of feminist

A)behavior therapy.
B)narrative therapy.
C)gestalt therapy.
D)psychoanalytic therapy.

Question 28

Which of these theories is the least well developed theory of psychotherapy?

A)Adlerian therapy
B)feminist therapy
C)gestalt therapy
D)psychoanalysis

Question 29

Feminist therapy tends to be critical of all other theories of psychotherapy because they

A)fail to examine the effectiveness of therapy for women.
B)focus mainly on the individual's ability to change rather that the need for society to change.
C)focus on developmental differences between men and women.
D)treat men differently than women.

Question 30

Feminist therapists often prefer to lead women only groups because

A)men have experienced far fewer acts of violence.
B)men may be more frequently listened to than women.
C)therapists can show their expertise in a women's only group.
D)therapists can control the agenda of the group more easily.

Question 31

Listening to the gender and cultural content of client stories would be consistent with feminist

A)cognitive therapy.
B)gestalt therapy.
C)narrative therapy.
D)psychoanalytic therapy.

Question 32

In helping an individual with an eating disorder, feminist therapists, more so than those with other theoretical orientations, are likely to

A)examine family relationships and the desire to please parents by one's appearance.
B)examine relationships with friends and lovers.
C)examine self-esteem issues
D)question the goal of thinness.

Question 33

In the process of evaluating whether or not to adopt a theory of therapy, a feminist therapist would focus on __________, while other therapists would be less likely to do so.

A)relevance of assumptions to theoretical constructs
B)changing behaviors
C)use of language and labels
D)changing thoughts

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a feminist therapy demystifying strategy?

A)focus on alleviating symptoms
B)describing the rights an individual has as a consumer of therapy
C)disclosing relevant personal information about the therapist
D)providing information about the therapeutic process and goals

Question 35

If a client has been injured by someone else, which of these therapies is most likely to give legal information to the client?

A)behavior therapy
B)feminist therapy
C)person-centered therapy
D)psychoanalytic therapy

Question 36

In feminist therapy understanding the culture of a Japanese woman would be referred to as

A)cultural analysis.
B)cultural intervention.
C)gender-role analysis.
D)gender-role intervention.

Question 37

Feminist therapy can be applied to

A)children.
B)men.
C)women.
D)all of the above.

Question 38

According to feminist therapy, labels such as border line disorder can cause patients to be

A)arrested for crimes.
B)involuntarily hospitalized
C)vulnerable to drug addiction.
D)stigmatized.

Question 39

Feminist therapists believe that the reason that women are twice as likely to be depressed than men is that women are taught to

A)be helpless and please others.
B)care for elderly parents.
C)focus on achievement.
D)think logically.