CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS k k
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS k
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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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-representation as a man or woman
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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 k k k k k
c. Population growth k
d. The economy k
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within Western
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ksocieties?
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. k k k k k
4. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast sharply with
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ka biomedical model?
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a. It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b. It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c. It emphasizes women‟s rights.
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d. It opens new avenues for women‟s health care.
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5. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
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a. Not having a choice k k k
b. Not having a voice k k k
c. An act of tyranny k k k
d. A feeling of being burdened
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6. Gender is rooted in
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a. society, biology k
b. self-representation, societal expectations k k
c. biology, environment and experience k k k
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d. biology, hormones k
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in science and
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a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b. they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c. they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d. scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s human rights
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a. 5 years k
b. 10 years k
c. 20 years k
d. 40 years k
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a. address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b. meet a legal obligation k k k
c. correct an injustice k k
d. correct an oversight k k
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women‟s health 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 of health on
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a. the community. k
b. the individual. k
c. environmental conditions. k
d. scientific research. k
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the midst
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kof social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a. “Are „all women‟ the same?” k k k k
b. “Why do you care about the issue?” k k k k k k
c. “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s?
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a. The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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b. The lack of representation of women in research trials
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c. The lack of research related to gynecology
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d. The focus on randomized clinical trials over observational research
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14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
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a. diagnosis.
b. treatment.
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d. all of the above.
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15. What opportunities are created by applying feminist strategies to gynecologic health?
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a. Better insight into research methods related to gynecology
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b. Better access to the populations affected by gynecologic health
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c. Better understandings from a wellness-oriented, women-centered framework
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d. Better understandings of the social construction of gender
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS k
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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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-representation as a man or woman
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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 k k k k k
c. Population growth k
d. The economy k
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within Western
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ksocieties?
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. k k k k k
4. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast sharply with
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ka biomedical model?
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a. It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b. It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c. It emphasizes women‟s rights.
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d. It opens new avenues for women‟s health care.
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5. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
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a. Not having a choice k k k
b. Not having a voice k k k
c. An act of tyranny k k k
d. A feeling of being burdened
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6. Gender is rooted in
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a. society, biology k
b. self-representation, societal expectations k k
c. biology, environment and experience k k k
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d. biology, hormones k
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in science and
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kbiology becausek k
a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b. they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c. they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d. scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s human rights
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kframework in the last k ? k k
a. 5 years k
b. 10 years k
c. 20 years k
d. 40 years k
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a. address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b. meet a legal obligation k k k
c. correct an injustice k k
d. correct an oversight k k
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women‟s health 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 of health on
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a. the community. k
b. the individual. k
c. environmental conditions. k
d. scientific research. k
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the midst
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kof social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a. “Are „all women‟ the same?” k k k k
b. “Why do you care about the issue?” k k k k k k
c. “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s?
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a. The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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b. The lack of representation of women in research trials
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c. The lack of research related to gynecology
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d. The focus on randomized clinical trials over observational research
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14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
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a. diagnosis.
b. treatment.
c. identification of symptoms.k k
d. all of the above.
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15. What opportunities are created by applying feminist strategies to gynecologic health?
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a. Better insight into research methods related to gynecology
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b. Better access to the populations affected by gynecologic health
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c. Better understandings from a wellness-oriented, women-centered framework
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d. Better understandings of the social construction of gender
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