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
,Gynecologic Health Care
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Chapter818A8Feminist8Perspective8of8Women's8Health8&8 C
hapter828Racism8and8Health8Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE8QUESTIONS
Select8the8one8correct8answer8to8each8of8the8following8questions.
1. Which8of8the8following8best8defines8the8term8“gender”8as8used8in8this8text?
a) A8person’s8sex
b) A8person’s8sex8as8defined8by8society
c) A8societal8response8to8a8person’s8self-representation8as8a8man8or8woman
d) A8person’s8biological8presentation8as8defined8by8himself8or8herself
2. Which8factor8bears8most8on8women’s8health8care8today?
a) The8complexity8of8women’s8health
b) Women’s8status8and8position8in8society
c) Population8growth
d) The8economy
3. Why8 is8 acknowledging8 the8 oppression8 of8 women8 more8 difficult8 within8 Wester
n8 societies?
a) The8multiplicity8of8minority8groups8complicates8the8issue.
b) The8availability8of8health8care8makes8acknowledgment8more8difficult.
c) The8diversity8of8the8news8media8clouds8the8issue.
d) Affluence8and8increased8opportunities8mask8oppression.
4. Which8of8the8following8most8accurately8defines8“oppression”8as8used8in8the8text?
a) Not8having8a8choice
b) Not8having8a8voice
c) An8act8of8tyranny
d) A8feeling8of8being8burdened
5. In8what8 way8does8 a8model8 of8care8 based8 on8 a8 feminist8perspective8contrast8shar
ply8 with8a8biomedical8model?
a) It8provides8a8forum8for8the8exploration8of8gender8issues.
b) It8seeks8equal8distribution8of8power8within8the8healthcare8interaction.
c) It8emphasizes8women’s8rights.
d) It8opens8new8avenues8for8women’s8health8care.
6. Gender8is8rooted8in and8shaped8by8.
a) society,8biology
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b) self-representation,8societal8expectations
c) biology,8environment8and8experience
d) biology,8hormones
7. Women’s8 health8risks,8 treatments,8 and8 approaches8 are8 not8 always8 based8 in8 scie
nce8 and8biology8because
a) they8are8often8based8on8outdated8treatments8and8approaches.
b) they8are8determined8by8social8expectations8and8gender8assumptions.
c) they8often8rely8on8alternative8treatments8and8approaches.
d) scientific8research8often8fails8to8take8women8into8consideration.
8. Reproductive8 rights8 were8 added8 to8 the8 World8 Health8 Organization’s8 human8 righ
ts8 framework8in8the8last8 ?
a) 58years
b) 108years
c) 208years
d) 408years
9. “Safe8Motherhood”8was8added8to8the8human8rights8framework8in8order8to
a) address8maternal8morbidity8and8mortality8on8a8global8level
b) meet8a8legal8obligation
c) correct8an8injustice
d) correct8an8oversight
10. What8is8a8chief8failing8of8the8biomedical8model8in8regards8to8women’s8health8care
a) Its8reliance8on8studies8comprised8exclusively8of8males
b) Its8consideration8of8women8as8central8the8model
c) Its8emphasis8on8science8and8medicine
d) Its8limited8definition8of8“health”8as8“the8absence8of8disease”
11. The8social8model8of8health8places8the8focus8of8health8on
a) the8community.
b) the8individual.
c) environmental8conditions.
d) scientific8research.
12. Which8question8below8supports8the8strategy:8“Identify8women’s8agency8in8the8mid
st8 of8social8constraint8and8the8biomedical8paradigm.”?
a) “Are8‘all8women’8the8same?”
b) “Why8do8you8care8about8the8issue?”
c) “Are8women8really8victims8or8are8they8acting8with8agency?”
d) “Who8has8a8choice8within8the8context8of8health?”
13. What8had8been8a8significant8problem8in8medical8research8well8into8the81990s?
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
,Gynecologic Health Care
8 8
Chapter818A8Feminist8Perspective8of8Women's8Health8&8 C
hapter828Racism8and8Health8Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE8QUESTIONS
Select8the8one8correct8answer8to8each8of8the8following8questions.
1. Which8of8the8following8best8defines8the8term8“gender”8as8used8in8this8text?
a) A8person’s8sex
b) A8person’s8sex8as8defined8by8society
c) A8societal8response8to8a8person’s8self-representation8as8a8man8or8woman
d) A8person’s8biological8presentation8as8defined8by8himself8or8herself
2. Which8factor8bears8most8on8women’s8health8care8today?
a) The8complexity8of8women’s8health
b) Women’s8status8and8position8in8society
c) Population8growth
d) The8economy
3. Why8 is8 acknowledging8 the8 oppression8 of8 women8 more8 difficult8 within8 Wester
n8 societies?
a) The8multiplicity8of8minority8groups8complicates8the8issue.
b) The8availability8of8health8care8makes8acknowledgment8more8difficult.
c) The8diversity8of8the8news8media8clouds8the8issue.
d) Affluence8and8increased8opportunities8mask8oppression.
4. Which8of8the8following8most8accurately8defines8“oppression”8as8used8in8the8text?
a) Not8having8a8choice
b) Not8having8a8voice
c) An8act8of8tyranny
d) A8feeling8of8being8burdened
5. In8what8 way8does8 a8model8 of8care8 based8 on8 a8 feminist8perspective8contrast8shar
ply8 with8a8biomedical8model?
a) It8provides8a8forum8for8the8exploration8of8gender8issues.
b) It8seeks8equal8distribution8of8power8within8the8healthcare8interaction.
c) It8emphasizes8women’s8rights.
d) It8opens8new8avenues8for8women’s8health8care.
6. Gender8is8rooted8in and8shaped8by8.
a) society,8biology
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b) self-representation,8societal8expectations
c) biology,8environment8and8experience
d) biology,8hormones
7. Women’s8 health8risks,8 treatments,8 and8 approaches8 are8 not8 always8 based8 in8 scie
nce8 and8biology8because
a) they8are8often8based8on8outdated8treatments8and8approaches.
b) they8are8determined8by8social8expectations8and8gender8assumptions.
c) they8often8rely8on8alternative8treatments8and8approaches.
d) scientific8research8often8fails8to8take8women8into8consideration.
8. Reproductive8 rights8 were8 added8 to8 the8 World8 Health8 Organization’s8 human8 righ
ts8 framework8in8the8last8 ?
a) 58years
b) 108years
c) 208years
d) 408years
9. “Safe8Motherhood”8was8added8to8the8human8rights8framework8in8order8to
a) address8maternal8morbidity8and8mortality8on8a8global8level
b) meet8a8legal8obligation
c) correct8an8injustice
d) correct8an8oversight
10. What8is8a8chief8failing8of8the8biomedical8model8in8regards8to8women’s8health8care
a) Its8reliance8on8studies8comprised8exclusively8of8males
b) Its8consideration8of8women8as8central8the8model
c) Its8emphasis8on8science8and8medicine
d) Its8limited8definition8of8“health”8as8“the8absence8of8disease”
11. The8social8model8of8health8places8the8focus8of8health8on
a) the8community.
b) the8individual.
c) environmental8conditions.
d) scientific8research.
12. Which8question8below8supports8the8strategy:8“Identify8women’s8agency8in8the8mid
st8 of8social8constraint8and8the8biomedical8paradigm.”?
a) “Are8‘all8women’8the8same?”
b) “Why8do8you8care8about8the8issue?”
c) “Are8women8really8victims8or8are8they8acting8with8agency?”
d) “Who8has8a8choice8within8the8context8of8health?”
13. What8had8been8a8significant8problem8in8medical8research8well8into8the81990s?
