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
,Gynecologic Health Care
Chapter 1 A Feminist Perspective of Women's Health &
Chapter 2 Racism and Health Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
a) A person’s sex
b) A person’s sex as defined by society
c) A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman
d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
a) The complexity of women’s health
b) Women’s status and position in society
c) Population growth
d) The economy
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within Western
societies?
a) The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
b) The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
c) The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
d) Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
a) Not having a choice
b) Not having a voice
c) An act of tyranny
d) A feeling of being burdened
5. In jwhat j way jdoes j a j model j of j care j based j on j a j feminist j perspective j contrast
j sharply j with ja jbiomedical jmodel?
a) It jprovides ja jforum jfor jthe jexploration jof jgender jissues.
b) It jseeks jequal jdistribution jof jpower jwithin jthe jhealthcare jinteraction.
c) It jemphasizes jwomen’s jrights.
d) It jopens jnew javenues jfor jwomen’s jhealth jcare.
6. Gender jis jrooted jin and jshaped jby j.
a) society, jbiology
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b) self-representation, jsocietal jexpectations
c) biology, jenvironment jand jexperience
d) biology, jhormones
7. Women’s j health j risks, j treatments, j and j approaches j are j not j always j based j in
j science j and jbiology jbecause
a) they jare joften jbased jon joutdated jtreatments jand japproaches.
b) they jare jdetermined jby jsocial jexpectations jand jgender jassumptions.
c) they joften jrely jon jalternative jtreatments jand japproaches.
d) scientific jresearch joften jfails jto jtake jwomen jinto jconsideration.
8. Reproductive j rights j were j added j to j the j World j Health j Organization’s j human
j rights j framework jin jthe jlast j ?
a) 5 jyears
b) 10 jyears
c) 20 jyears
d) 40 jyears
9. “Safe jMotherhood” jwas jadded jto jthe jhuman jrights jframework jin jorder jto
a) address jmaternal jmorbidity jand jmortality jon ja jglobal jlevel
b) meet ja jlegal jobligation
c) correct jan jinjustice
d) correct jan joversight
10. What jis ja jchief jfailing jof jthe jbiomedical jmodel jin jregards jto jwomen’s jhealth
jcare?
a) Its jreliance jon jstudies jcomprised jexclusively jof jmales
b) Its jconsideration jof jwomen jas jcentral jthe jmodel
c) Its jemphasis jon jscience jand jmedicine
d) Its jlimited jdefinition jof j“health” jas j“the jabsence jof jdisease”
11. The jsocial jmodel jof jhealth jplaces jthe jfocus jof jhealth jon
a) the jcommunity.
b) the jindividual.
c) environmental jconditions.
d) scientific jresearch.
12. Which jquestion jbelow jsupports jthe jstrategy: j“Identify jwomen’s jagency jin jthe
jmidst j of jsocial jconstraint jand jthe jbiomedical jparadigm.”?
a) “Are j‘all jwomen’ jthe jsame?”
b) “Why jdo jyou jcare jabout jthe jissue?”
c) “Are jwomen jreally jvictims jor jare jthey jacting jwith jagency?”
d) “Who jhas ja jchoice jwithin jthe jcontext jof jhealth?”
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13. What jhad jbeen ja jsignificant jproblem jin jmedical jresearch jwell jinto jthe j1990s?
a) The jfocus jon jrandomized jclinical jtrials jover jepidemiological jinvestigations
b) The jlack jof jrepresentation jof jwomen jin jresearch jtrials
TEST BANK
Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
Prenatal and Postpartum Care
4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
,Gynecologic Health Care
Chapter 1 A Feminist Perspective of Women's Health &
Chapter 2 Racism and Health Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
a) A person’s sex
b) A person’s sex as defined by society
c) A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman
d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
a) The complexity of women’s health
b) Women’s status and position in society
c) Population growth
d) The economy
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within Western
societies?
a) The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
b) The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
c) The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
d) Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
a) Not having a choice
b) Not having a voice
c) An act of tyranny
d) A feeling of being burdened
5. In jwhat j way jdoes j a j model j of j care j based j on j a j feminist j perspective j contrast
j sharply j with ja jbiomedical jmodel?
a) It jprovides ja jforum jfor jthe jexploration jof jgender jissues.
b) It jseeks jequal jdistribution jof jpower jwithin jthe jhealthcare jinteraction.
c) It jemphasizes jwomen’s jrights.
d) It jopens jnew javenues jfor jwomen’s jhealth jcare.
6. Gender jis jrooted jin and jshaped jby j.
a) society, jbiology
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b) self-representation, jsocietal jexpectations
c) biology, jenvironment jand jexperience
d) biology, jhormones
7. Women’s j health j risks, j treatments, j and j approaches j are j not j always j based j in
j science j and jbiology jbecause
a) they jare joften jbased jon joutdated jtreatments jand japproaches.
b) they jare jdetermined jby jsocial jexpectations jand jgender jassumptions.
c) they joften jrely jon jalternative jtreatments jand japproaches.
d) scientific jresearch joften jfails jto jtake jwomen jinto jconsideration.
8. Reproductive j rights j were j added j to j the j World j Health j Organization’s j human
j rights j framework jin jthe jlast j ?
a) 5 jyears
b) 10 jyears
c) 20 jyears
d) 40 jyears
9. “Safe jMotherhood” jwas jadded jto jthe jhuman jrights jframework jin jorder jto
a) address jmaternal jmorbidity jand jmortality jon ja jglobal jlevel
b) meet ja jlegal jobligation
c) correct jan jinjustice
d) correct jan joversight
10. What jis ja jchief jfailing jof jthe jbiomedical jmodel jin jregards jto jwomen’s jhealth
jcare?
a) Its jreliance jon jstudies jcomprised jexclusively jof jmales
b) Its jconsideration jof jwomen jas jcentral jthe jmodel
c) Its jemphasis jon jscience jand jmedicine
d) Its jlimited jdefinition jof j“health” jas j“the jabsence jof jdisease”
11. The jsocial jmodel jof jhealth jplaces jthe jfocus jof jhealth jon
a) the jcommunity.
b) the jindividual.
c) environmental jconditions.
d) scientific jresearch.
12. Which jquestion jbelow jsupports jthe jstrategy: j“Identify jwomen’s jagency jin jthe
jmidst j of jsocial jconstraint jand jthe jbiomedical jparadigm.”?
a) “Are j‘all jwomen’ jthe jsame?”
b) “Why jdo jyou jcare jabout jthe jissue?”
c) “Are jwomen jreally jvictims jor jare jthey jacting jwith jagency?”
d) “Who jhas ja jchoice jwithin jthe jcontext jof jhealth?”
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13. What jhad jbeen ja jsignificant jproblem jin jmedical jresearch jwell jinto jthe j1990s?
a) The jfocus jon jrandomized jclinical jtrials jover jepidemiological jinvestigations
b) The jlack jof jrepresentation jof jwomen jin jresearch jtrials
