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CHAPTER1QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS
Selecttheonecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
1. Whichofthefollowingbestdefinestheterm“gender”asusedinthistext?
a. Aperson’ssex
b. Aperson’ssexasdefinedbysociety
c. Asocietalresponsetoaperson’sself-representationasamanorwoman
d. Aperson’sbiologicalpresentationasdefinedbyhimselforherself
2. Whichfactorbearsmostonwomen’shealthcaretoday?
a. Thecomplexityofwomen’shealth
b. Women’sstatusandpositioninsociety
c. Populationgrowth
d. Theeconomy
3. WhyisacknowledgingtheoppressionofwomenmoredifficultwithinWesternsocietie
s?
a. Themultiplicityofminoritygroupscomplicatestheissue.
b. Theavailabilityofhealthcaremakesacknowledgmentmoredifficult.
c. Thediversityofthenewsmediacloudstheissue.
d. Affluenceandincreasedopportunitiesmaskoppression.
4. Whichofthefollowingmostaccuratelydefines“oppression”asusedinthetext?
a. Nothavingachoice
b. Nothavingavoice
c. Anactoftyranny
d. Afeelingofbeingburdened
5. Inwhatwaydoesamodelofcarebasedonafeministperspectivecontrastsharplywithabiomedic
almodel?
a. Itprovidesaforumfortheexplorationofgenderissues.
b. Itseeksequaldistributionofpowerwithinthehealthcareinteraction.
c. Itemphasizeswomen’srights.
d. Itopensnewavenuesforwomen’shealthcare.
6. Genderisrootedin andshapedby .
a. society,biology
b. self-representation,societalexpectations
c. biology,environmentandexperience
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d. biology,hormones
7. Women’shealthrisks,treatments,andapproachesarenotalwaysbasedinscienceandbiology
because
a. theyareoftenbasedonoutdatedtreatmentsandapproaches.
b. theyaredeterminedbysocialexpectationsandgenderassumptions.
c. theyoftenrelyonalternativetreatmentsandapproaches.
d. scientificresearchoftenfailstotakewomenintoconsideration.
8. ReproductiverightswereaddedtotheWorldHealthOrganization’shumanrightsframe
workinthelast ?
a. 5years
b. 10years
c. 20years
d. 40years
9. “SafeMotherhood”wasaddedtothehumanrightsframeworkinorderto
a. addressmaternalmorbidityandmortalityonagloballevel
b. meetalegalobligation
c. correctaninjustice
d. correctanoversight
10. Whatisachieffailingofthebiomedicalmodelinregardstowomen’shealthcare?
a. Itsrelianceonstudiescomprisedexclusivelyofmales
b. Itsconsiderationofwomenascentralthemodel
c. Itsemphasisonscienceandmedicine
d. Itslimiteddefinitionof“health”as“theabsenceofdisease”
11. Thesocialmodelofhealthplacesthefocusofhealthon
a. thecommunity.
b. theindividual.
c. environmentalconditions.
d. scientificresearch.
12. Whichquestionbelowsupportsthestrategy:“Identifywomen’sagencyinthemidstofsocial
constraintandthebiomedicalparadigm.”?
a. “Are‘allwomen’thesame?”
b. “Whydoyoucareabouttheissue?”
c. “Arewomenreallyvictimsoraretheyactingwithagency?”
d. “Whohasachoicewithinthecontextofhealth?”
13. Whathadbeenasignificantprobleminmedicalresearchwellintothe1990s?
a. Thefocusonrandomizedclinicaltrialsoverepidemiologicalinvestigations
b. Thelackofrepresentationofwomeninresearchtrials
c. Thelackofresearchrelatedtogynecology
d. Thefocusonrandomizedclinicaltrialsoverobservationalresearch
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CHAPTER1QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS
Selecttheonecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
1. Whichofthefollowingbestdefinestheterm“gender”asusedinthistext?
a. Aperson’ssex
b. Aperson’ssexasdefinedbysociety
c. Asocietalresponsetoaperson’sself-representationasamanorwoman
d. Aperson’sbiologicalpresentationasdefinedbyhimselforherself
2. Whichfactorbearsmostonwomen’shealthcaretoday?
a. Thecomplexityofwomen’shealth
b. Women’sstatusandpositioninsociety
c. Populationgrowth
d. Theeconomy
3. WhyisacknowledgingtheoppressionofwomenmoredifficultwithinWesternsocietie
s?
a. Themultiplicityofminoritygroupscomplicatestheissue.
b. Theavailabilityofhealthcaremakesacknowledgmentmoredifficult.
c. Thediversityofthenewsmediacloudstheissue.
d. Affluenceandincreasedopportunitiesmaskoppression.
4. Whichofthefollowingmostaccuratelydefines“oppression”asusedinthetext?
a. Nothavingachoice
b. Nothavingavoice
c. Anactoftyranny
d. Afeelingofbeingburdened
5. Inwhatwaydoesamodelofcarebasedonafeministperspectivecontrastsharplywithabiomedic
almodel?
a. Itprovidesaforumfortheexplorationofgenderissues.
b. Itseeksequaldistributionofpowerwithinthehealthcareinteraction.
c. Itemphasizeswomen’srights.
d. Itopensnewavenuesforwomen’shealthcare.
6. Genderisrootedin andshapedby .
a. society,biology
b. self-representation,societalexpectations
c. biology,environmentandexperience
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d. biology,hormones
7. Women’shealthrisks,treatments,andapproachesarenotalwaysbasedinscienceandbiology
because
a. theyareoftenbasedonoutdatedtreatmentsandapproaches.
b. theyaredeterminedbysocialexpectationsandgenderassumptions.
c. theyoftenrelyonalternativetreatmentsandapproaches.
d. scientificresearchoftenfailstotakewomenintoconsideration.
8. ReproductiverightswereaddedtotheWorldHealthOrganization’shumanrightsframe
workinthelast ?
a. 5years
b. 10years
c. 20years
d. 40years
9. “SafeMotherhood”wasaddedtothehumanrightsframeworkinorderto
a. addressmaternalmorbidityandmortalityonagloballevel
b. meetalegalobligation
c. correctaninjustice
d. correctanoversight
10. Whatisachieffailingofthebiomedicalmodelinregardstowomen’shealthcare?
a. Itsrelianceonstudiescomprisedexclusivelyofmales
b. Itsconsiderationofwomenascentralthemodel
c. Itsemphasisonscienceandmedicine
d. Itslimiteddefinitionof“health”as“theabsenceofdisease”
11. Thesocialmodelofhealthplacesthefocusofhealthon
a. thecommunity.
b. theindividual.
c. environmentalconditions.
d. scientificresearch.
12. Whichquestionbelowsupportsthestrategy:“Identifywomen’sagencyinthemidstofsocial
constraintandthebiomedicalparadigm.”?
a. “Are‘allwomen’thesame?”
b. “Whydoyoucareabouttheissue?”
c. “Arewomenreallyvictimsoraretheyactingwithagency?”
d. “Whohasachoicewithinthecontextofhealth?”
13. Whathadbeenasignificantprobleminmedicalresearchwellintothe1990s?
a. Thefocusonrandomizedclinicaltrialsoverepidemiologicalinvestigations
b. Thelackofrepresentationofwomeninresearchtrials
c. Thelackofresearchrelatedtogynecology
d. Thefocusonrandomizedclinicaltrialsoverobservationalresearch
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