An Overview of Feminist Counseling

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Study Points

  1. Discuss the demographic landscape of the United States as it pertains to gender.
  2. Analyze how sex and gender influence cognitive scripts and behaviors.
  3. Describe the historical context of feminism.
  4. Identify and define the different types of feminism.
  5. Discuss the role of gender biases in mental health diagnosis, assessment, and clinical practice.
  6. Identify the premises of feminist counseling.
  7. Outline interventions and therapy goals based on feminist counseling.
  8. Discuss ethical implications within the context of feminist counseling.
  9. Explain key controversies and future directions of feminist counseling.

    1 . Which of the following demographic statements is FALSE?
    A) Women make up less than half of the U.S. population.
    B) A woman who graduates from college will earn less in her lifetime compared to her male counterpart.
    C) In 2000, 23% of women and 26% of men graduated college, a smaller gap than was present in 1970.
    D) Women 85 years of age and older in the U.S. outnumber their male counterparts by 1.9 million.

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    2 . What is the key difference between the terms "sex" and "gender"?
    A) Gender is innate, while sex is dynamic.
    B) Gender is a biologic concept, and sex has sociologic connotations.
    C) Sex is a biologic classification based on reproductive organs, and gender is tied to social characteristics associated with men and women.
    D) All of the above

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    3 . The difference perspective argues that differences between the genders are shaped by the different subcultures in which men and women reside.
    A) True
    B) False

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    4 . Which of the following cognitive structures are influenced by gender?
    A) Attributions
    B) Expectancies
    C) Perceptions about men and women
    D) All of the above

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    5 . Which of the following classifies women as a vulnerable population?
    A) Marginalization and oppression
    B) The notion that biology is destiny
    C) Gender stereotypes and prejudice
    D) Increased risk for physical, psychological, and/or social harm and the lack of resources for protection from these harms

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    6 . In which wave of feminism did the women's suffrage movement take place?
    A) First wave
    B) Second wave
    C) Third wave
    D) Postmodernist wave

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    7 . The second wave of feminism in the United States began in the 1960s and continued until the 1990s.
    A) True
    B) False

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    8 . Which wave of feminism places emphasis in making feminism more inclusive, diverse, and palatable to younger generations of women?
    A) First wave
    B) Second wave
    C) Third wave
    D) Postmodernist wave

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    9 . What is intersectionality in the context of feminism?
    A) Neocolonialism
    B) Emphasis on exclusivity
    C) The importance of all feminists to work collaboratively to find where oppression intersect
    D) Multiple factors such as race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and religion exist alongside with gender to create multiple oppressions

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    10 . One of the solutions to remedy gender inequality proposed by liberal feminists is the dismantling of capitalism.
    A) True
    B) False

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    11 . Which type of feminism argues that the solution is to develop a separate "womanculture"?
    A) Liberal feminism
    B) Global feminism
    C) Radical feminism
    D) Marxist feminism

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    12 . Marxist feminism focuses on
    A) the oppression of neocolonialism.
    B) the role of capitalism in the oppression of women.
    C) the role of race and ethnicity on the oppression of women.
    D) fighting for equal opportunities and access for men and women.

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    13 . Global feminists emphasize the issues of oppression, marginalization, and discrimination among all women globally.
    A) True
    B) False

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    14 . Which of the following classifications of feminism focuses on women in developing countries?
    A) Ecofeminism
    B) Postcolonial feminism
    C) Poststructural feminism
    D) Women-of-color feminism

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    15 . What was an early explanation for mental illness in women?
    A) Sin
    B) A wandering womb
    C) The inherent weakness of women
    D) All of the above

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    16 . Existing traditional personality theories are based on traditionally female values and benchmarks of normality.
    A) True
    B) False

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    17 . Which of the following personality disorders is diagnosed more frequently in men than women?
    A) Histrionic personality disorder
    B) Antisocial personality disorder
    C) Borderline personality disorder
    D) Dependent personality disorder

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    18 . What is the overarching goal of feminist therapy?
    A) To make the personal political
    B) To identify potential feminists
    C) To raise community consciousness
    D) To assist clients to break out of stereotypical expectations regarding gender norms

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    19 . One way to promote egalitarian relationships in the clinical process is for the practitioner to be transparent with the objectives of the therapy and to avoid the use of clinical and professional jargon that the client cannot understand.
    A) True
    B) False

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    20 . Nonsexist therapy is characterized by
    A) emphasizing change at the cultural level.
    B) a focus on the environment in which the client lives.
    C) advocating for social change to eradicate oppression.
    D) assisting clients to adjust to discrimination and gender role inequalities.

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    21 . Which of the following is NOT a step in gender role analysis?
    A) Identification of gender role beliefs and expectations
    B) Rejection of relationships built on enforced gender role norms
    C) Implementation of a specific plan to address internalized beliefs
    D) Discussion of how gender role expectations have affected the client's life

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    22 . Feminist therapy should be limited to work with women.
    A) True
    B) False

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    23 . A feminist counselor is working with a client who is having difficulties adjusting to her new job. The client states that she does not feel confident about talking with her husband about helping her with various household chores so she can balance her time better. After discussing various intervention plans, the client states she would like to learn some new skills—assertiveness, time management, and coping. Which theoretical orientation may be helpful in guiding this case?
    A) Reframing
    B) Social action
    C) Balancing power
    D) Assertiveness training

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    24 . How is the practitioner-client relationship viewed within a feminist therapeutic context?
    A) Patriarchal
    B) Hierarchical
    C) Collaborative
    D) Rational-emotive

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    25 . In feminist psychoanalysis, the client is encouraged to explore how Oedipal issues reinforce existing gender identities and male domination.
    A) True
    B) False

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    26 . All of the following elements are at the heart of feminist family therapy, EXCEPT:
    A) Avoidance of gender as a topic in therapy
    B) A collaborative and nonhierarchical therapist-client relationship
    C) Encouragement of egalitarian relationships by valuing female partners' needs
    D) Promotion of awareness of nontraditional and nonstereotypical relational patterns and teaching skills to make changes

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    27 . Which of the following statements regarding the ethics of care is FALSE?
    A) A morality of care is based on sense of connectedness and social relationships.
    B) A morality of justice is based on the concept of an autonomous being who can make rational decisions.
    C) Feminist practitioners have embraced Lawrence Kohlberg's theory on moral development in their work with women.
    D) Research demonstrates that when women make ethical decisions, they take into account the social context and interpersonal relationships.

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    28 . Which area does the Feminist Therapy Code of Ethics NOT cover?
    A) Justice
    B) Social change
    C) Therapist accountability
    D) Overlapping relationships

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    29 . Which of the following is NOT a step in the feminist ethical decision-making model?
    A) Select a solution
    B) Create a committee
    C) Implementation and evaluation
    D) Define the problem

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    30 . In what ways are there parallels between feminism and multiculturalism?
    A) They both argue for exclusivity.
    B) They both challenge the established norms.
    C) They both advocate that a postmodernist lens be used to view the world.
    D) They both emerged in the 1980s, during a political environment of conservatism.

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