Gynecologic Health Care
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TEST BANK
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Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
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99 Prenatal and Postpa
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rtum Care
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4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
,Gynecologic Health Care
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,Gynecologic Health Care
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Chapter919A9Feminist9Perspective9of9Women's9Health9&9 Ch
apter929Racism9and9Health9Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE9QUESTIONS
Select9the9one9correct9answer9to9each9of9the9following9questions.
1. Which9of9the9following9best9defines9the9term9“gender”9as9used9in9this9text?
a) A9person’s9sex
b) A9person’s9sex9as9defined9by9society
c) A9societal9response9to9a9person’s9self-representation9as9a9man9or9woman
d) A9person’s9biological9presentation9as9defined9by9himself9or9herself
2. Which9factor9bears9most9on9women’s9health9care9today?
a) The9complexity9of9women’s9health
b) Women’s9status9and9position9in9society
c) Population9growth
d) The9economy
3. Why9 is9 acknowledging9 the9 oppression9 of9 women9 more9 difficult9 within9 Western
9 societies?
a) The9multiplicity9of9minority9groups9complicates9the9issue.
b) The9availability9of9health9care9makes9acknowledgment9more9difficult.
c) The9diversity9of9the9news9media9clouds9the9issue.
d) Affluence9and9increased9opportunities9mask9oppression.
4. Which9of9the9following9most9accurately9defines9“oppression”9as9used9in9the9text?
a) Not9having9a9choice
b) Not9having9a9voice
c) An9act9of9tyranny
d) A9feeling9of9being9burdened
5. In9what9 way9does9 a9model9 of9care9 based9 on9 a9 feminist9perspective9contrast9sharp
y9 with9a9biomedical9model?
a) It9provides9a9forum9for9the9exploration9of9gender9issues.
b) It9seeks9equal9distribution9of9power9within9the9healthcare9interaction.
c) It9emphasizes9women’s9rights.
d) It9opens9new9avenues9for9women’s9health9care.
6. Gender9is9rooted9in and9shaped9by9.
a) society,9biology
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b) self-representation,9societal9expectations
c) biology,9environment9and9experience
d) biology,9hormones
7. Women’s9 health9risks,9 treatments,9 and9 approaches9 are9 not9 always9 based9 in9 scien
ce9 and9biology9because
a) they9are9often9based9on9outdated9treatments9and9approaches.
b) they9are9determined9by9social9expectations9and9gender9assumptions.
c) they9often9rely9on9alternative9treatments9and9approaches.
d) scientific9research9often9fails9to9take9women9into9consideration.
8. Reproductive9 rights9 were9 added9 to9 the9 World9 Health9 Organization’s9 human9 right
s9 framework9in9the9last9 ?
a) 59years
b) 109years
c) 209years
d) 409years
9. “Safe9Motherhood”9was9added9to9the9human9rights9framework9in9order9to
a) address9maternal9morbidity9and9mortality9on9a9global9level
b) meet9a9legal9obligation
c) correct9an9injustice
d) correct9an9oversight
10. What9is9a9chief9failing9of9the9biomedical9model9in9regards9to9women’s9health9care?
a) Its9reliance9on9studies9comprised9exclusively9of9males
b) Its9consideration9of9women9as9central9the9model
c) Its9emphasis9on9science9and9medicine
d) Its9limited9definition9of9“health”9as9“the9absence9of9disease”
11. The9social9model9of9health9places9the9focus9of9health9on
a) the9community.
b) the9individual.
c) environmental9conditions.
d) scientific9research.
12. Which9question9below9supports9the9strategy:9“Identify9women’s9agency9in9the9mids
t9 of9social9constraint9and9the9biomedical9paradigm.”?
a) “Are9‘all9women’9the9same?”
b) “Why9do9you9care9about9the9issue?”
c) “Are9women9really9victims9or9are9they9acting9with9agency?”
d) “Who9has9a9choice9within9the9context9of9health?”
13. What9had9been9a9significant9problem9in9medical9research9well9into9the91990s?
9 9
TEST BANK
9
Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
99 Prenatal and Postpa
9 9
rtum Care
9
4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
,Gynecologic Health Care
9 9
,Gynecologic Health Care
9 9
Chapter919A9Feminist9Perspective9of9Women's9Health9&9 Ch
apter929Racism9and9Health9Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE9QUESTIONS
Select9the9one9correct9answer9to9each9of9the9following9questions.
1. Which9of9the9following9best9defines9the9term9“gender”9as9used9in9this9text?
a) A9person’s9sex
b) A9person’s9sex9as9defined9by9society
c) A9societal9response9to9a9person’s9self-representation9as9a9man9or9woman
d) A9person’s9biological9presentation9as9defined9by9himself9or9herself
2. Which9factor9bears9most9on9women’s9health9care9today?
a) The9complexity9of9women’s9health
b) Women’s9status9and9position9in9society
c) Population9growth
d) The9economy
3. Why9 is9 acknowledging9 the9 oppression9 of9 women9 more9 difficult9 within9 Western
9 societies?
a) The9multiplicity9of9minority9groups9complicates9the9issue.
b) The9availability9of9health9care9makes9acknowledgment9more9difficult.
c) The9diversity9of9the9news9media9clouds9the9issue.
d) Affluence9and9increased9opportunities9mask9oppression.
4. Which9of9the9following9most9accurately9defines9“oppression”9as9used9in9the9text?
a) Not9having9a9choice
b) Not9having9a9voice
c) An9act9of9tyranny
d) A9feeling9of9being9burdened
5. In9what9 way9does9 a9model9 of9care9 based9 on9 a9 feminist9perspective9contrast9sharp
y9 with9a9biomedical9model?
a) It9provides9a9forum9for9the9exploration9of9gender9issues.
b) It9seeks9equal9distribution9of9power9within9the9healthcare9interaction.
c) It9emphasizes9women’s9rights.
d) It9opens9new9avenues9for9women’s9health9care.
6. Gender9is9rooted9in and9shaped9by9.
a) society,9biology
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b) self-representation,9societal9expectations
c) biology,9environment9and9experience
d) biology,9hormones
7. Women’s9 health9risks,9 treatments,9 and9 approaches9 are9 not9 always9 based9 in9 scien
ce9 and9biology9because
a) they9are9often9based9on9outdated9treatments9and9approaches.
b) they9are9determined9by9social9expectations9and9gender9assumptions.
c) they9often9rely9on9alternative9treatments9and9approaches.
d) scientific9research9often9fails9to9take9women9into9consideration.
8. Reproductive9 rights9 were9 added9 to9 the9 World9 Health9 Organization’s9 human9 right
s9 framework9in9the9last9 ?
a) 59years
b) 109years
c) 209years
d) 409years
9. “Safe9Motherhood”9was9added9to9the9human9rights9framework9in9order9to
a) address9maternal9morbidity9and9mortality9on9a9global9level
b) meet9a9legal9obligation
c) correct9an9injustice
d) correct9an9oversight
10. What9is9a9chief9failing9of9the9biomedical9model9in9regards9to9women’s9health9care?
a) Its9reliance9on9studies9comprised9exclusively9of9males
b) Its9consideration9of9women9as9central9the9model
c) Its9emphasis9on9science9and9medicine
d) Its9limited9definition9of9“health”9as9“the9absence9of9disease”
11. The9social9model9of9health9places9the9focus9of9health9on
a) the9community.
b) the9individual.
c) environmental9conditions.
d) scientific9research.
12. Which9question9below9supports9the9strategy:9“Identify9women’s9agency9in9the9mids
t9 of9social9constraint9and9the9biomedical9paradigm.”?
a) “Are9‘all9women’9the9same?”
b) “Why9do9you9care9about9the9issue?”
c) “Are9women9really9victims9or9are9they9acting9with9agency?”
d) “Who9has9a9choice9within9the9context9of9health?”
13. What9had9been9a9significant9problem9in9medical9research9well9into9the91990s?
