Select the one correct answer to each of the
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in thi
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a) A person’s sex
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b) A person’s sex as defined by society
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c) A societal response to a person’s self-
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representation as a man or woman b k b k b k b k b k
d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
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2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
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a) The complexity of women’s health
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b) Women’s status and position in society b k b k b k b k b k
c) Population growth b k
d) The economy b k
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more
difficult wit hin W estern societies?
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a) The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
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b) The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
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c) The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
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d) Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
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4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used i
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a) Not having a choice
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b) Not having a voice
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c) An act of tyranny
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d) A feeling of being burdened
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5. In b kwhat way does a model of care based on a feminist perspe
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a) It b kprovides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b) It b k seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c) It b k emphasizes women’s rights. b k b k
d) It b kopens new avenues for women’s health care.
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6. Gender is rooted in b k b k b k b k b k and shaped by . b k b k b k
a) society, biology b k
, b) self-representation, societal expectations bk bk
c) biology, environment and experience b k b k b k
d) biology, hormones b k
7. Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always b b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
ased i n scie nc e and biology because
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a) they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches. bk b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
b) they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.bk b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
c) they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
d) scientific research often fails to take women into consideration. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization’s b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
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a) 5 years
b) 10 years
c) 20 years
d) 40 years
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order
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a) address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b) meet a legal obligation b k b k b k b k
c) correct an injustice b k b k
d) correct an oversight b k b k
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women
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’s heal th care
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a) Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
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b) Its consideration of women as central the model
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c) Its emphasis on science and medicine
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d) Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
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11. The social model of health places the focus
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a) the community. b k
b) the individual. b k b k
c) environmental conditions. bk
d) scientific research. b k
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women’s agency in the
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mid st of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a) “Are ‘all women’ the same?” b k b k b k b k
b) “Why do you care about the issue?” b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
c) “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?” b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
d) “Who has a choice within the context of health?” b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the
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a) The focus on randomized clinical trials
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