Question 1

_________is at the core of feminist therapy and is characterised by authenticity, mutuality, and respect.

Accepted Answer

The egalitarian relationship is central to feminist therapy, emphasizing authenticity, mutuality, and respect between therapist and client.

Question 2

___________assists clients in identifying the impact that their own gender-role socialisation has played in shaping their values, thoughts, and behaviours.

Accepted Answer

Gender-role or social identity analysis helps clients understand how their gender-role socialization has influenced their values, thoughts, and behaviors.

Question 3

_________is built on the premise that it is essential to consider the social, cultural, and political context that contributes to a person's problems in order to understand that person.

Accepted Answer

Feminist counselling emphasizes understanding individuals within their social, cultural, and political contexts, recognizing how these factors contribute to personal issues.

Question 4

The broad scope of feminist thought goes far beyond gender considerations. _________issues are equally relevant to the therapeutic enterprise.

Accepted Answer

Feminist thought often emphasizes the importance of multicultural and social justice issues, as it seeks to address various forms of oppression and inequality beyond just gender.

Question 5

All of the following are goals of feminist therapy except for:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapy focuses on social change, empowerment, and balancing independence and interdependence, rather than resolving intrapsychic conflicts from early childhood.

Question 6

Which of the following themes would clients in feminist therapy be least likely to explore?

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapy focuses on social and cultural factors affecting clients, such as oppression and sexism, rather than traditional psychoanalytic concepts like transference.

Question 7

Who is most noted for her contributions to the development of feminist therapy?

Accepted Answer

Laura Brown is most noted for her contributions to the development of feminist therapy, focusing on integrating feminist principles into therapeutic practice.

Question 8

_________is based on the assumption that the personal or individual problems that individuals bring to counselling originate in a political and social context.

Accepted Answer

The phrase "the personal is political" suggests that personal issues are often rooted in larger social and political structures, aligning with the idea that individual problems have a political and social context.

Question 9

___________includes a shift from placing the problem internally and 'blaming the victim' to consideration of social factors in the environment that contribute to a client's problem.

Accepted Answer

Reframing involves changing the way a client thinks about a problem by considering social factors that contribute to it, rather than blaming the client.

Question 10

After having a bad therapeutic experience with a mental health professional who pathologised her anxiety over financial issues, Lindiwe decided to consult with a feminist therapist. How is her new therapist likely to view her anxiety symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A feminist therapist is likely to view Lindiwe's anxiety as a response to external stressors and societal pressures, rather than as a personal pathology or deficit.

Question 11

All of the following strategies are unique to feminist therapy except for:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive restructuring is a technique used in various therapeutic approaches, not unique to feminist therapy.

Question 12

Of the following, which intervention would a feminist therapist probably consider most essential?

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapy emphasizes social change and empowerment, so social action is considered essential to address systemic inequalities and promote social justice.

Question 13

From the feminist perspective, the socialisation of women with multiple social identities inevitably affects all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

Engendered lives refer to the ways in which gender influences and shapes one's life experiences, which is inherently affected by socialization. The other options are directly influenced by socialization.

Question 14

Of the following, which is one of the major contributions that feminists have made to the field of counselling and psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Feminists have significantly contributed to counselling and psychotherapy by advocating for gender-sensitive practices, which consider the social and cultural contexts affecting individuals, particularly women.

Question 15

Feminist therapists have been sharply critical of the DSM. This criticism is based on research suggesting that all of the following may influence assessment of clients' symptoms, except:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapists criticize the DSM for its potential biases, but the DSM itself is not an influencing factor in the assessment of clients' symptoms. Instead, they argue that gender, culture, and race can influence how symptoms are assessed and interpreted.

Question 16

Feminist therapists do not use diagnostic labels, or they use them reluctantly, for all of the following reasons except that:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapists do not avoid diagnostic labels because they focus on social factors; rather, they avoid them because labels often ignore these factors.

Question 17

A central concept in feminist therapy is the importance of understanding and acknowledging:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapy emphasizes understanding the psychological oppression women face and the constraints imposed by their sociopolitical status, aiming to empower individuals by addressing these systemic issues.

Question 18

___________is a philosophical orientation that lends itself to an integration of feminist, multicultural, and social justice concepts with a variety of psychotherapy approaches.

Accepted Answer

Feminist psychotherapy is a philosophical orientation that integrates feminist, multicultural, and social justice concepts with various psychotherapy approaches.

Question 19

Although feminist therapy shares many of the premises of person-centred therapy, feminist therapy does not agree with the idea that:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapy believes that while the therapeutic relationship is important, it is not sufficient on its own to produce change. It emphasizes the need for social and political context and action.

Question 20

Feminist therapists, regardless of their philosophical orientation, believe all of the following except that:

Accepted Answer

Feminist therapists recognize that human development and interaction can vary significantly across different races, cultures, and nations, and they emphasize the importance of considering these differences in therapy.

Quiz 12: Feminist Therapy