Quiz: Feminist Theory
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
A __________ offers a unique approach to understanding the roles that women and
men with diverse social identities and experiences have been socialized to accept and
to bringing this understanding into the therapeutic process.
gender-fair stance
flexible-multicultural theory
life-span orientation
feminist perspective
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
Recent developments relevant to __________ in psychology have led to an integration
of key themes of multiculturalism and feminism.
social justice
radical feminists
socialist feminists
liberal justice
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
A related goal of feminist therapy is to help:
individual remain separate and focus of their own strengths.
communities understand the importance of remaining focused on the individual.
individuals come together to strengthen collective power.
communities come together for celebrations.
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Feminist therapists do not use diagnostic labels, or use them reluctantly, for all of the
following reasons except that:
they focus on the individual’s symptoms and not the social factors that cause distress
and dysfunctional behavior.
they reflect the inappropriate application of power in the therapeutic relationship.
they focus on the social factors that cause dysfunctional behavior.
they are part of a system developed mainly within psychiatry, an institution that
reinforces dominant cultural norms and may become an instrument of oppression.
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
In feminist therapy __________ refers to the range of methods aimed at helping clients
understand how unequal access to power and resources can influence personal
realities.
Gender-role intervention
Power analysis
Assertiveness training
Bibliotherapy
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
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:
gender.
the DSM.
culture.
race.
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Therapists of relational-cultural theory emphasize the qualities of ___________ that
contribute to the flow of the relationship; being empathically present with the suffering of
the client is at the core of treatment.
identity and self-concept
authenticity and transparency
growth and development
strengths and relationships
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
A limit of the feminist approach from a diversity perspective is:
if therapists do not fully understand and respect the cultural values of clients from
diverse groups, they run the risk of imposing their own values.
the lack of sensitivity to individual differences in clients.
the broad focus on respect and equality.
the emphasis on the use of standardized therapeutic techniques.
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
The broad scope of feminist thought goes far beyond gender considerations.
__________ issues are equally relevant to the therapeutic enterprise.
Behavioral and cognitive
Person-centered
Multicultural and social justice
Diagnostic
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
__________ was the first to recognize that male development was presented as the
norm and that development of women, though different, was judged by male norms.
Gilligan
Miller
Evans
Brown
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