GYNECOLOGIC HEALTH CARE
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,CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS w w
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS w
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 w w
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 w w w w w
c. Population growth w
d. The economy w
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within
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Western 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 in the text?
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a. Not having a choice w w w
b. Not having a voice w w w
c. An act of tyranny w w w
, d. A feeling of being burdened
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5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast
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wsharply with a 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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6. Gender is rooted in w w and shaped by w w w w w .
a. society, biology w
b. self-representation, societal expectations w w
c. biology, environment and experience w w w
d. biology, hormones w
7. Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in
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science and biology because
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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
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rights framework in the last
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b. 10 years w
c. 20 years w
d. 40 years w
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
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c. correct an injustice w w
d. correct an oversight w w
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. w
, b. the individual. w
c. environmental conditions. w
d. scientific research. w
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women’s agency in the
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wmidst of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”? a. “Are ‘all women’
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wthe same?”
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b. “Why do you care about the issue?”
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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. w w
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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Test Bank for Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal
and Postpartum Care, 4th Edition | Complete 2025–2026 Nursing Test Bank
with Verified Women’s Health, Prenatal, and Postpartum Care Questions
and Answers (PDF)
StudyPark
,CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS w w
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS w
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
w w w w w w w w w w
1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
w w w w w w w w w w w w w
a. A person’s sex w w
b. A person’s sex as defined by society
w w w w w w
c. A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman
w w w w w w w w w w w
d. A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
w w w w w w w w w
2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
w w w w w w w w
a. The complexity of women’s health
w w w w
b. Women’s status and position in society w w w w w
c. Population growth w
d. The economy w
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within
w w w w w w w w w
Western societies?
w w
a. The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
w w w w w w w
b. The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
w w w w w w w w
c. The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
w w w w w w w w
d. Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
w w w w w
4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
w w w w w w w w w w w w
a. Not having a choice w w w
b. Not having a voice w w w
c. An act of tyranny w w w
, d. A feeling of being burdened
w w w w
5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast
w w w w w w w w w w w w w
wsharply with a biomedical model?
w w w w
a. It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
w w w w w w w w w
b. It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
w w w w w w w w w
c. It emphasizes women’s rights.
w w w
d. It opens new avenues for women’s health care.
w w w w w w w
6. Gender is rooted in w w and shaped by w w w w w .
a. society, biology w
b. self-representation, societal expectations w w
c. biology, environment and experience w w w
d. biology, hormones w
7. Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in
w w w w w w w w w w
science and biology because
w w w w w
a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
w w w w w w w w
b. they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
w w w w w w w w
c. they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
w w w w w w w
d. scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
w w w w w w w w
8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization’s human
w w w w w w w w w
rights framework in the last
w w ? a. 5 years w w w w w w w
b. 10 years w
c. 20 years w
d. 40 years w
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
w w w w w w w w w w w
a. address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
w w w w w w w w
b. meet a legal obligation
w w w
c. correct an injustice w w
d. correct an oversight w w
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women’s health care?
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
a. Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
w w w w w w w
b. Its consideration of women as central the model
w w w w w w w
c. Its emphasis on science and medicine
w w w w w
d. Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
w w w w w w w w w
11. The social model of health places the focus of health on
w w w w w w w w w w w
a. the community. w
, b. the individual. w
c. environmental conditions. w
d. scientific research. w
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women’s agency in the
w w w w w w w w w w
wmidst of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”? a. “Are ‘all women’
w w w w w w w w w w
wthe same?”
w
b. “Why do you care about the issue?”
w w w w w w
c. “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
w w w w w w w w w
d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
w w w w w w w w
13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s?
w w w w w w w w w w w w
a. The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
w w w w w w w w
b. The lack of representation of women in research trials
w w w w w w w w
c. The lack of research related to gynecology
w w w w w w
d. The focus on randomized clinical trials over observational research
w w w w w w w w
14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
w w w w w w w w w
a. diagnosis.
b. treatment.
c. identification of symptoms. w w
d. all of the above.
w w w
15. What opportunities are created by applying feminist strategies to gynecologic health?
w w w w w w w w w w
a. Better insight into research methods related to gynecology
w w w w w w w
b. Better access to the populations affected by gynecologic health
w w w w w w w w
c. Better understandings from a wellness-oriented, women-centered framework
w w w w w w
d. Better understandings of the social construction of gender
w w w w w w w
