Gynecologic Health Care
TEST BANK
Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
Prenatal and Postpartum Care
4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
,Gynecologic57Health57Car
e
Chapter57157A57Feminist57Perspective57of57Women's57Hea
lth57&5 7 Chapter57257Racism57and57Health57Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE57QUESTIONS
Select57the57one57correct57answer57to57each57of57the57following57questions.
1. Which57of57the57following57best57defines57the57term57“gender”57as57used57in57thi
7text?
a) A57person’s57sex
b) A57person’s57sex57as57defined57by57society
c) A57societal57response57to57a57person’s57self-
representation57as57a57man57or57woman
d) A57person’s57biological57presentation57as57defined57by57himself57or57herself
2. Which57factor57bears57most57on57women’s57health57care57today?
a) The57complexity57of57women’s57health
b) Women’s57status57and57position57in57society
c) Population57growth
d) The57economy
3. Why5 7 is5 7 acknowledging5 7 the5 7 oppression5 7 of5 7 women5 7 more5 7 difficult5 7
within5 7 Western5 7 societies?
a) The57multiplicity57of57minority57groups57complicates57the57issue.
b) The57availability57of57health57care57makes57acknowledgment57more57difficult.
c) The57diversity57of57the57news57media57clouds57the57issue.
d) Affluence57and57increased57opportunities57mask57oppression.
4. Which57of57the57following57most57accurately57defines57“oppression”57as57used57in
the57text?
a) Not57having57a57choice
b) Not57having57a57voice
c) An57act57of57tyranny
d) A57feeling57of57being57burdened
5. In57what57 way57does57 a57 model57 of57 care57 based57 on57 a57 feminist57 perspective
57 contrast57 sharply5 7 with57a57biomedical57model?
a) It57provides57a57forum57for57the57exploration57of57gender57issues.
b) It57seeks57equal57distribution57of57power57within57the57healthcare57interaction.
c) It57emphasizes57women’s57rights.
d) It57opens57new57avenues57for57women’s57health57care.
,Gynecologic57Health57Car
e
6. Gender57is57rooted57in and57shaped57by57.
a) society,57biology
, Gynecologic57Health57Car
e b) self-representation,57societal57expectations
c) biology,57environment57and57experience
d) biology,57hormones
7. Women’s57 health57 risks,57 treatments,57 and57 approaches57 are57 not57 always57 ba
sed5 7 in57 science5 7 and57biology57because
a) they57are57often57based57on57outdated57treatments57and57approaches.
b) they57are57determined57by57social57expectations57and57gender57assumptions.
c) they57often57rely57on57alternative57treatments57and57approaches.
d) scientific57research57often57fails57to57take57women57into57consideration.
8. Reproductive5 7 rights5 7 were5 7 added5 7 to57 the5 7 World5 7 Health57 Organization’s5 7
human57 rights5 7 framework57in57the57last5 7 ?
a) 557years
b) 1057years
c) 2057years
d) 4057years
9. “Safe57Motherhood”57was57added57to57the57human57rights57framework57in57orde
7to
a) address57maternal57morbidity57and57mortality57on57a57global57level
b) meet57a57legal57obligation
c) correct57an57injustice
d) correct57an57oversight
10. What57is57a57chief57failing57of57the57biomedical57model57in57regards57to57women’
7 health57care?
a) Its57reliance57on57studies57comprised57exclusively57of57males
b) Its57consideration57of57women57as57central57the57model
c) Its57emphasis57on57science57and57medicine
d) Its57limited57definition57of57“health”57as57“the57absence57of57disease”
11. The57social57model57of57health57places57the57focus57of57health57on
a) the57community.
b) the57individual.
c) environmental57conditions.
d) scientific57research.
12. Which57question57below57supports57the57strategy:57“Identify57women’s57agency57
n57the57midst5 7 of57social57constraint57and57the57biomedical57paradigm.”?
a) “Are57‘all57women’57the57same?”
b) “Why57do57you57care57about57the57issue?”
c) “Are57women57really57victims57or57are57they57acting57with57agency?”
d) “Who57has57a57choice57within57the57context57of57health?”
TEST BANK
Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
Prenatal and Postpartum Care
4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
,Gynecologic57Health57Car
e
Chapter57157A57Feminist57Perspective57of57Women's57Hea
lth57&5 7 Chapter57257Racism57and57Health57Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE57QUESTIONS
Select57the57one57correct57answer57to57each57of57the57following57questions.
1. Which57of57the57following57best57defines57the57term57“gender”57as57used57in57thi
7text?
a) A57person’s57sex
b) A57person’s57sex57as57defined57by57society
c) A57societal57response57to57a57person’s57self-
representation57as57a57man57or57woman
d) A57person’s57biological57presentation57as57defined57by57himself57or57herself
2. Which57factor57bears57most57on57women’s57health57care57today?
a) The57complexity57of57women’s57health
b) Women’s57status57and57position57in57society
c) Population57growth
d) The57economy
3. Why5 7 is5 7 acknowledging5 7 the5 7 oppression5 7 of5 7 women5 7 more5 7 difficult5 7
within5 7 Western5 7 societies?
a) The57multiplicity57of57minority57groups57complicates57the57issue.
b) The57availability57of57health57care57makes57acknowledgment57more57difficult.
c) The57diversity57of57the57news57media57clouds57the57issue.
d) Affluence57and57increased57opportunities57mask57oppression.
4. Which57of57the57following57most57accurately57defines57“oppression”57as57used57in
the57text?
a) Not57having57a57choice
b) Not57having57a57voice
c) An57act57of57tyranny
d) A57feeling57of57being57burdened
5. In57what57 way57does57 a57 model57 of57 care57 based57 on57 a57 feminist57 perspective
57 contrast57 sharply5 7 with57a57biomedical57model?
a) It57provides57a57forum57for57the57exploration57of57gender57issues.
b) It57seeks57equal57distribution57of57power57within57the57healthcare57interaction.
c) It57emphasizes57women’s57rights.
d) It57opens57new57avenues57for57women’s57health57care.
,Gynecologic57Health57Car
e
6. Gender57is57rooted57in and57shaped57by57.
a) society,57biology
, Gynecologic57Health57Car
e b) self-representation,57societal57expectations
c) biology,57environment57and57experience
d) biology,57hormones
7. Women’s57 health57 risks,57 treatments,57 and57 approaches57 are57 not57 always57 ba
sed5 7 in57 science5 7 and57biology57because
a) they57are57often57based57on57outdated57treatments57and57approaches.
b) they57are57determined57by57social57expectations57and57gender57assumptions.
c) they57often57rely57on57alternative57treatments57and57approaches.
d) scientific57research57often57fails57to57take57women57into57consideration.
8. Reproductive5 7 rights5 7 were5 7 added5 7 to57 the5 7 World5 7 Health57 Organization’s5 7
human57 rights5 7 framework57in57the57last5 7 ?
a) 557years
b) 1057years
c) 2057years
d) 4057years
9. “Safe57Motherhood”57was57added57to57the57human57rights57framework57in57orde
7to
a) address57maternal57morbidity57and57mortality57on57a57global57level
b) meet57a57legal57obligation
c) correct57an57injustice
d) correct57an57oversight
10. What57is57a57chief57failing57of57the57biomedical57model57in57regards57to57women’
7 health57care?
a) Its57reliance57on57studies57comprised57exclusively57of57males
b) Its57consideration57of57women57as57central57the57model
c) Its57emphasis57on57science57and57medicine
d) Its57limited57definition57of57“health”57as57“the57absence57of57disease”
11. The57social57model57of57health57places57the57focus57of57health57on
a) the57community.
b) the57individual.
c) environmental57conditions.
d) scientific57research.
12. Which57question57below57supports57the57strategy:57“Identify57women’s57agency57
n57the57midst5 7 of57social57constraint57and57the57biomedical57paradigm.”?
a) “Are57‘all57women’57the57same?”
b) “Why57do57you57care57about57the57issue?”
c) “Are57women57really57victims57or57are57they57acting57with57agency?”
d) “Who57has57a57choice57within57the57context57of57health?”
