Working with Bisexual Clients: Foundations and Basic Competencies

Course #9181L-


Study Points

  1. Define bisexuality and the bisexual umbrella using several well-accepted definitions from the LGBTQ+ literature.
  2. Discuss the concept of oppressive cognitions as a trauma issue and explain how such cognitions can complicate recovery for bisexual clients.
  3. Articulate a basic trauma-focused treatment strategy for working with bisexual clients.
  4. Evaluate one's own personal biases surrounding bisexuality and working with bisexual clients.

    1 . Which of the following statement most accurately reflects the demography of the bisexual population in the United States as of 2011 (per the Williams Institute at UCLA)?
    A) There are fewer bisexuals in the United States than there are gays and lesbians combined.
    B) There are more bisexuals in the United States than there are gays and lesbian combined.
    C) There is roughly an equal percentage of bisexuals, gays, and lesbians in the United States.
    D) About 4% of the United States population (9 million people) identify as bisexual.

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    2 . Which of the following sexual identity/identities can be classified under the bisexual umbrella?
    A) Pansexual
    B) Omnisexual
    C) Sexually fluid
    D) All of the above

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    3 . Which individual founded the American Institute of Bisexuality?
    A) Alfred Kinsey
    B) Fritz Klein
    C) Robin Ochs
    D) Michael Shelton

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    4 . Which of these factors is NOT a component of bisexual activist Robin Ochs' definition of bisexuality? "I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge that I have in myself the potential to be attracted…"
    A) Romantically and/or sexually to people of more than one sex and/or gender
    B) Not necessarily at the same time
    C) Not necessarily in the same way
    D) In equal measures/degrees

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    5 . The first openly bisexual governor, installed in 2015, is
    A) Michael Huffington.
    B) Kate Brown.
    C) Fritz Klein.
    D) Robin Ochs.

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    6 . Which of the following words, originally used in the English language as an insult, has been claimed by many younger LGBT+ individuals as a more inclusive identifier and word of empowerment?
    A) Dyke
    B) Queer
    C) Fluid
    D) ENBY

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    7 . Which evolving term describing attraction literally means ALL of the sexes?
    A) Pansexual
    B) Omnisexual
    C) Polysexual
    D) Ambisexual

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    8 . Literature suggests that bisexuals generally have poorer overall outcomes in which of the following domain(s)?
    A) Health outcomes
    B) Mental health outcomes
    C) Income levels
    D) All of the above

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    9 . Which of the following oppressive cognitions is highlighted in the exploration of the message that "there's no such thing as bisexuality" in this course?
    A) I am defective.
    B) I do not exist.
    C) I am not good enough.
    D) None of the above.

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    10 . This course endorses which of the following theoretical orientations as being optimal for working with bisexual umbrella clients?
    A) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    B) EMDR therapy
    C) Dialectical behavior therapy
    D) No specific recommendation/endorsement is made

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    11 . Which of the following is NOT a quality of a bisexually aware professional as described by the American Institute of Bisexuality?
    A) You believe that bisexuality is a valid lifestyle and are welcoming towards bisexual people
    B) You are an active participant in bisexual community events or forums
    C) You have at least one close personal friend/associate that is bisexual
    D) You have organized bisexually oriented support or social groups or workshops

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    12 . Which term, as defined by Endicott (2015), refers to others' fears of and misunderstandings about bisexuals?
    A) Bierasure
    B) Biphobia
    C) Hate crimes
    D) Bivisibility

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    13 . The negative trauma/oppressive cognition of "I don't belong" best corresponds to which myth about bisexual people?
    A) Bisexuality doesn't exist.
    B) Bisexual people are transitioning on their way to being gay.
    C) Bisexual people have passing privilege so do not have the same credibility to belong to the LGBTQ+ community as gays or lesbians.
    D) Bisexuality is just a phase.

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    14 . Which statement best reflects what must happen for oppressive cognitions to be appropriately addressed in clinical treatment?
    A) Successful resolution depends on acknowledging the impacts that historic and ongoing social oppression have on the presenting problem.
    B) Oppressive cognitions can be treated like any other trauma cognition that is event-based.
    C) Successful resolution depends upon the client's belief that trauma treatment will make their stress around oppression lessen.
    D) None of the above.

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    15 . According to Rahman et al., the global prevalence rates on bisexuality suggest that
    A) it is just a Western phenomenon.
    B) it is a relatively new phenomenon globally.
    C) bisexuality does not exist in cultures where LGBTQ+ lifestyles are not accepted.
    D) there are relatively stable rates of heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality across cultures.

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