Question 1

Cite one piece of evidence indicating that gender stereotypes affect clinical diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

One piece of evidence indicating that ge

Question 2

Women with bulimia

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A) are usually dangerously underweight. 
B) are usually dangerously overweight. 
C) are usually of normal or above normal weight. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) are usually dangerously underweight. 
B) are usually dangerously overweight. 
C) are usually of normal or above normal weight. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 3

Dwelling on distress rather than actively distracting oneself or seeking out social support is called

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A) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
B) frotteurism. 
C) dysthymic disorder. 
D) rumination. 
A) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
B) frotteurism. 
C) dysthymic disorder. 
D) rumination.

Question 4

Stereotyped beliefs about psychological illness lead to

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A) similar labels being attached to symptoms displayed by women and men. 
B) different opinions on severity of the same symptoms for women and men. 
C) similar treatment of different symptoms for women and men. 
D) a and c 
A) similar labels being attached to symptoms displayed by women and men. 
B) different opinions on severity of the same symptoms for women and men. 
C) similar treatment of different symptoms for women and men. 
D) a and c

Question 5

The decision on who is mentally ill and who is not

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A) is sometimes more dependent on society's response to a behavior,rather than on the behavior itself. 
B) has historically fallen to women to decide. 
C) is often viewed as a spiritual problem in modern life. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) is sometimes more dependent on society's response to a behavior,rather than on the behavior itself. 
B) has historically fallen to women to decide. 
C) is often viewed as a spiritual problem in modern life. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Studies of the relationship between depression and gender reveal

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A) gender roles may be more important than biological sex in effecting women's behaviors associated with depression. 
B) biological sex may be more important than gender roles in effecting behaviors associated with depression among men. 
C) biological sex may be more important than gender roles in effecting behaviors associated with depression among women. 
D) gender roles and biological sex are similarly related to behaviors associated with depression. 
A) gender roles may be more important than biological sex in effecting women's behaviors associated with depression. 
B) biological sex may be more important than gender roles in effecting behaviors associated with depression among men. 
C) biological sex may be more important than gender roles in effecting behaviors associated with depression among women. 
D) gender roles and biological sex are similarly related to behaviors associated with depression.

Question 7

suggests women's higher rates of internalizing disorders and men's higher rates of externalizing disorders are due to

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A) substance abuse. 
B) inadequate mothering. 
C) gender socialization. 
D) personality disorders. 
A) substance abuse. 
B) inadequate mothering. 
C) gender socialization. 
D) personality disorders.

Question 8

In androcentric cultures,women have historically been

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A) labeled unreasonable. 
B) labeled crazy. 
C) blamed for men's mental disorders. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) labeled unreasonable. 
B) labeled crazy. 
C) blamed for men's mental disorders. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 9

The DSM (psychological book of diagnoses)has been revised in part because

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A) more mental illnesses are being discovered all the time. 
B) the group creating the DSM is actively working to remove sexism. 
C) beliefs about what is normal have and continue to change. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) more mental illnesses are being discovered all the time. 
B) the group creating the DSM is actively working to remove sexism. 
C) beliefs about what is normal have and continue to change. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 10

The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychotherapy approaches is that it

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A) inflates the value of traditional roles. 
B) focuses on individual rather than social change. 
C) designates feminine sexuality as deviant. 
D) underestimates individual women's strengths to overcome illness. 
A) inflates the value of traditional roles. 
B) focuses on individual rather than social change. 
C) designates feminine sexuality as deviant. 
D) underestimates individual women's strengths to overcome illness.

Question 11

One of the novel approaches being used in feminist therapy is

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A) considerable disparity in power between the patient and the therapist. 
B) exercise therapy. 
C) the idea there is a necessary process of adjustment to social conditions. 
D) None of the above. 
A) considerable disparity in power between the patient and the therapist. 
B) exercise therapy. 
C) the idea there is a necessary process of adjustment to social conditions. 
D) None of the above.

Question 12

Feminist criticisms of traditional psychotherapy include

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A) its neglect of the role of unconscious forces within the mind. 
B) its focus on the individual as the source of his or her problems. 
C) its focus on social rather than personal change. 
D) the fact that most practitioners of traditional psychotherapy are not psychologists. 
A) its neglect of the role of unconscious forces within the mind. 
B) its focus on the individual as the source of his or her problems. 
C) its focus on social rather than personal change. 
D) the fact that most practitioners of traditional psychotherapy are not psychologists.

Question 13

Moodiness and fear are more characteristically stereotyped

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A) working class rather than middle class. 
B) female rather than male. 
C) black rather than white. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) working class rather than middle class. 
B) female rather than male. 
C) black rather than white. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding "hysteria" is FALSE?

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A) It means "wandering womb." 
B) It refers to reproduction-related symptoms. 
C) It is no longer a diagnosis in the DSM-IV. 
D) Research on it is based on samples of both men and women. 
A) It means "wandering womb." 
B) It refers to reproduction-related symptoms. 
C) It is no longer a diagnosis in the DSM-IV. 
D) Research on it is based on samples of both men and women.

Question 15

Many feminist therapists believe men

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A) can benefit from feminist therapy in many ways. 
B) are the enemy and teach their clients this. 
C) can benefit from conforming more closely with the traditional masculine gender role. 
D) need to become more independent and assertive. 
A) can benefit from feminist therapy in many ways. 
B) are the enemy and teach their clients this. 
C) can benefit from conforming more closely with the traditional masculine gender role. 
D) need to become more independent and assertive.

Question 16

A potentially sexist diagnosis in which there exists a pattern of instability in relationships,self-concept,and emotions accompanied by terror at the idea of abandonment is

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial personality disorder. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) depersonalization disorder. 
D) factitious disorder. 
A) antisocial personality disorder. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) depersonalization disorder. 
D) factitious disorder.

Question 17

The standard treatment of nervous disorders in the mid-nineteenth century was the "rest cure," during which the patient was

Accepted Answer

A) isolated from her family and friends. 
B) confined to bed. 
C) "punished" for enjoying being ill. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) isolated from her family and friends. 
B) confined to bed. 
C) "punished" for enjoying being ill. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 18

Feminist therapy

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A) is concerned only about women's pathology. 
B) relies on using diagnostic labels. 
C) tries to help clients' understanding many personal problems result from androcentrism. 
D) sees gender as the only site of oppression. 
A) is concerned only about women's pathology. 
B) relies on using diagnostic labels. 
C) tries to help clients' understanding many personal problems result from androcentrism. 
D) sees gender as the only site of oppression.

Question 19

Why is psychological diagnosis so much more problematic than physical diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychological diagnosis is often more pr

Question 20

In what ways can men benefit from feminist therapy?

Accepted Answer

Men can benefit from feminist therapy in

Cite one piece of evidence indicating that gender stereotypes affect clinical diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Women with bulimia

Dwelling on distress rather than actively distracting oneself or seeking out social support is called

Stereotyped beliefs about psychological illness lead to

The decision on who is mentally ill and who is not

Studies of the relationship between depression and gender reveal

suggests women's higher rates of internalizing disorders and men's higher rates of externalizing disorders are due to

In androcentric cultures,women have historically been

The DSM (psychological book of diagnoses)has been revised in part because

The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychotherapy approaches is that it

One of the novel approaches being used in feminist therapy is

Feminist criticisms of traditional psychotherapy include

Moodiness and fear are more characteristically stereotyped

Which of the following statements regarding "hysteria" is FALSE?

Many feminist therapists believe men

A potentially sexist diagnosis in which there exists a pattern of instability in relationships,self-concept,and emotions accompanied by terror at the idea of abandonment is

The standard treatment of nervous disorders in the mid-nineteenth century was the "rest cure," during which the patient was

Feminist therapy

Why is psychological diagnosis so much more problematic than physical diagnosis?

In what ways can men benefit from feminist therapy?

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Cite one piece of evidence indicating that gender stereotypes affect clinical diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Women with bulimia

Dwelling on distress rather than actively distracting oneself or seeking out social support is called

Stereotyped beliefs about psychological illness lead to

The decision on who is mentally ill and who is not

Studies of the relationship between depression and gender reveal

suggests women's higher rates of internalizing disorders and men's higher rates of externalizing disorders are due to

In androcentric cultures,women have historically been

The DSM (psychological book of diagnoses)has been revised in part because

The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychotherapy approaches is that it

One of the novel approaches being used in feminist therapy is

Feminist criticisms of traditional psychotherapy include

Moodiness and fear are more characteristically stereotyped

Which of the following statements regarding "hysteria" is FALSE?

Many feminist therapists believe men

A potentially sexist diagnosis in which there exists a pattern of instability in relationships,self-concept,and emotions accompanied by terror at the idea of abandonment is

The standard treatment of nervous disorders in the mid-nineteenth century was the "rest cure," during which the patient was

Feminist therapy

Why is psychological diagnosis so much more problematic than physical diagnosis?

In what ways can men benefit from feminist therapy?

Paving the Way

Gender, Status, and Power

Images of Women

The Meanings of Difference

Sex, Gender, and Bodies

Gendered Identities: Childhood

Sex, Love, and Romance

Commitments: Women and Close Relationships

Mothering

Work and Achievement

The Second Half: Midlife and Aging

Violence Against Women

Making a Difference: Toward

Filters