Deck 13: Treating System-Involved Women

Question 1

What intervention needs do women have that differ from men?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Even though both system-impacted women and men suffer from addiction, why should it be treated differently with women?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

If our correctional system started with women in mind instead of men, how do you think it would look different?

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

What is critical race theory and how can it be integrated with gender-responsive interventions?

Question 5

Between 1977 and 2004 the rate of female incarceration increased by nearly double that of the incarceration growth rate of males

Question 6

The female correctional population is increasing because women are becoming more violent and committing more crimes

Question 7

Life-history interviews with justice-involved women rarely reveal lives of extreme poverty or abuse histories

Question 8

The "child abuse" pathway reveals that abuse during childhood reported by justice-involved women is linked to histories of mental illness, substance abuse, and subsequent offending

Question 9

According to relational theory, connection, rather than disconnection, is central to women's development

Question 10

Condemned isolation refers to a female's unique experiences of incarceration

Question 11

Drug-abusing women are much more likely than addicted males to have histories of sexual abuse, co-occurring mental disorders, lower self-esteem, and more acute drug abuse histories

Question 12

A treatment model based on a holistic theory of addiction would emphasize the financial problems connected to a woman's addiction

Question 13

Justice-involved women are more likely to have experienced rape or attempted rape than women in the general population

Question 14

Alcohol and drug use is a common coping strategy for trauma survivors

Question 15

Trauma experiences are so prevalent among women who are justice-involved that a policy of universal precautions should be implemented among service agencies

Question 16

Current gender-neutral risk/needs assessments provide sufficient information for correctional counselors to direct women into gender-responsive treatment programs

Question 17

Women have unique risk/need factors such as child abuse, adult abuse and victimization, depression and anxiety, dysfunctional relationships, parental stress, and self-efficacy

Question 18

The guiding principle, "Gender makes a difference," refers to the idea that women commit less serious crimes than men and so should be treated more leniently

Question 19

Lisa Najavitz's "Seeking Safety" curriculum is a cognitive-behavioral program for women suffering with dual diagnoses of substance abuse and bipolar disorder

Question 20

The female incarceration rate has been impacted by:

A) the war on drugs.
B) mandatory arrest strategies for domestic violence.
C) mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for property and drug offenses.
D) all of the above

Question 21

Which of the following is a common pathway justice-involved females experience?

A) the low self-esteem pathway.
B) the financial pathway.
C) the relational pathway.
D) the depression and anxiety pathway.

Question 22

Relational theory has been developed from the work of:

A) Albert Bandura.
B) Jean Baker Miller.
C) Sigmund Freud.
D) Lawrence Kohlberg.

Question 23

The two key features of true connections include:

A) mutuality and empathy.
B) empathy and empowerment.
C) communication and support.
D) self-efficacy and personal agency.

Question 24

Which term refers to the idea that a woman may feel isolated in her primary relationships because significant others in her life fail to validate and adequately respond to her attempts at connecting?

A) relational isolation
B) condemned segregation
C) condemned isolation
D) predestined seclusion

Question 25

How do women often become involved in substance use?

A) through family members
B) through friends
C) through significant others
D) all of the above

Question 26

A __________ theory of addiction recognizes that (1) addicted women differ from their male counterparts in several significant ways, and (2) women's substance abusing behavior is a complex problem for which a multifaceted treatment model should be implemented.

A) comprehensive
B) multidimensional
C) holistic
D) gendered

Question 27

What percentage of incarcerated women report extensive histories of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse?

A) 15-20%
B) 33-40%
C) 77-90%
D) 92-96%

Question 28

Which of the following is not a clinical characteristic of psychological distress after a traumatic event, according to the DSM-5?

A) anhedonia
B) catatonia
C) dysphoria
D) disassociation

Question 29

Guiding principles for gender-responsive policy and practice include:

A) collaborating with community resources.
B) increasing the safety and security of the institution.
C) treating and talking about all trauma experiences in group settings.
D) all of the above

Question 30

Gender-responsive practices include:

A) gender-informed risk/needs assessments.
B) female-specific programming.
C) trauma-informed policies, supervision, and treatment.
D) all of the above

Question 31

This type of policy or program is influenced by an understanding of the impact of interpersonal violence and victimization on women's development and lives.

A) victim-sensitive
B) trauma-oriented
C) victim-focused
D) trauma-informed

Question 32

A policy of __________ precautions aims to treat all women as if they are trauma survivors in order to address the problem of being unable to distinguish between those who have and those who have not experienced trauma.

A) universal
B) comprehensive
C) equal
D) uniform

Question 33

Which of the following is a gender-responsive risk/need factor?

A) antisocial attitudes
B) dysfunctional relationships
C) employment difficulties
D) substance abuse

Question 34

Which characteristic is not descriptive of desirable curricula for female correctional populations?

A) gender-responsive
B) psychoanalytic
C) cognitive-behavioral
D) based on the principles of effective treatment intervention

Question 35

Helping Women Recover is a gender-responsive treatment program designed to target:

A) substance abuse.
B) coping with trauma.
C) healthy relationships.
D) all of the above

Question 36

Forever Free is a gender-responsive cognitive-behavioral program which addresses:

A) antisocial attitudes.
B) employment and financial independence.
C) anger management.
D) educational attainments.

Question 37

Seeking Safety is a gender-responsive, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy treatment program that specifically targets women who suffer from a dual diagnosis of:

A) substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder.
B) substance abuse and manic depression.
C) substance abuse and bipolar disorder.
D) substance abuse and schizophrenia.

Question 38

Domains on the Gender Informed Practices Assessment include:

A) leadership and philosophy.
B) staffing and training.
C) assessment and classification.
D) all of the above

Question 39

According to the chapter, what premise must we accept in order to improve correctional policies and interventions for system-impacted women?

A) "mental health is key"
B) "gender makes a difference"
C) "incapacitation is necessary"
D) "race matters"