Feminist Therapy- Final Questions With Complete Solutions
1. From the feminist perspective, the socialization of women
with multiple social identities inevitably affects all of the
following, except:
a. engendered lives.
b. self concept.
c. goals and aspirations.
d. emotional wellbeing. Correct Answers a. engendered lives.
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2. The broad scope of feminist thought goes far beyond gender
considerations. __________ issues are equally
relevant to the therapeutic enterprise.
a. Behavioral and cognitive
b. Person-centered
c. Multicultural and social justice
d. Diagnostic Correct Answers c. Multicultural and social
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justice
3. Feminist therapists, regardless of their philosophical
orientation, believe all of the following except that:
a. gender is at the core of therapeutic practice.
b. human development and interaction are similar across races,
cultures, and nations.
c. understanding a client's problems requires adopting a
sociocultural perspective.
d. understanding the impact of the society and culture in which a
client lives is important. Correct Answers b. human
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development and interaction are similar across races, cultures,
and nations.
,4. Feminist therapists have been sharply critical of the DSM.
This critique is based on research indicating all of the following
may influence assessment of clients' symptoms, except:
a. gender.
b. the DSM.
c. culture.
d. race. Correct Answers b. the DSM
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5. __________ is at the core of feminist therapy and marked by
authenticity, mutuality, and respect.
a. The person is political
b. The egalitarian relationship
c. The women's way of knowing
d. A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of
psychological distress Correct Answers b. The egalitarian
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relationship
6. __________ 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.
a. Social justice
b. Gender perspective
c. Political context
d. Feminist counseling Correct Answers d. Feminist counseling
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7. __________ is based on the assumption that the personal or
individual problems individuals bring to counseling
originate in a political and social context.
a. The personal is political and critical consciousness
b. The counseling relationship is egalitarian
, c. Women's ways of knowing are valued and their experiences
are honored
d. A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of
psychological distress Correct Answers a. The personal is
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political and critical consciousness
8. All of the following are goals of feminist therapy except for:
a. striving for change rather than adjustment.
b. social change.
c. resolving intrapsychic conflicts from early childhood.
d. balancing independence and interdependence. Correct
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Answers c. resolving intrapsychic conflicts from early
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childhood
9. Although feminist therapy shares many of the premises of
person-centered therapy, feminist therapy does not agree
with the notion that:
a. the therapeutic relationship is, in and of itself, sufficient to
produce change.
b. therapy is based on unconditional positive regard and
acceptance.
c. the therapeutic relationship should be a non-hierarchical one.
d. therapy aims to empower clients to live according to their
own values and to rely on an internal locus of
control. Correct Answers a. the therapeutic relationship is, in
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and of itself, sufficient to produce change
10. Which of the following themes would clients in feminist
therapy be least likely to explore?
a. Identify their internalized messages of oppression and replace
them with more self-enhancing beliefs
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