Women's health chapters 1-3 Exam Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)

health care maintenance - ANSWER-the continuation of what one is doing to maintain one's current health status reactive care - ANSWER-the treatment of any illness, disorder, or disease that may develop health care promotion - ANSWER-the idea of preventive health care as well as health care maintenance and treatment Sexism - ANSWER-Discriminating against people because of their gender misogyny (n) - ANSWER-hatred of women who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US. - ANSWER-Elizabeth Blackwell gynecology - ANSWER-study of the female reproductive system and its diseases obstetrics (OB) - ANSWER-medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium often combined with gynecology Liberal Feminism - ANSWER-the philosophy that sees that oppression of women as a denial of equal rights, representation, and access to opportunities feminism (n) - ANSWER-an advocation of equal rights for all persons with a special focus on women's concerns what is a constitutional amendment passed in the 1920s that was aimed towards women - ANSWER-the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote what legislation prohibits employment discrimination due to race, gender, religion, etc? - ANSWER-title 7 of the civil rights acts of 1964