GYNECOLOGIC HEALTH CARE WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO
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PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE, 4TH EDITION BY
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KERRI DURNELL SCHUILING
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,Gynecologic nHealth nCare nwith nan nIntroduction nto nPrenatal nand nPostpartum nCare n4th nEdition nTest
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Chapter n1: nA nFeminist nPerspective nof nWomen's nHealth n& nChapter2 nRacism nand nHealth nDisparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE n QUESTIONS
Select n the n one n correct n answer n to n each n of nthe n following n questions.
1. Which n of nthe n following n best n defines n the n term n “gender” n as n used n in n this
n text?
a) A nperson’s nsex
b) A nperson’s nsex nas ndefined nby nsociety
c) A nsocietal n response nto na n person’s nself-representation nas na n man n or
nwoman
d) A nperson’s n biological n presentation n as n defined n by nhimself n or nherself
2. Which n factor n bears n most n on n women’s n health n care ntoday?
a) The ncomplexity nof nwomen’s nhealth
b) Women’s nstatus nand nposition nin nsociety
c) Population ngrowth
d) The n economy
3. Why nis nacknowledging nthe noppression nof
nwomen nmore ndifficult nwithin nWestern nsocieties?
a) The n multiplicity n of n minority n groups n complicates n the nissue.
b) The n availability n of n health n care n makes n acknowledgment n more
ndifficult.
c) The n diversity nof n the n news n media n clouds n the n issue.
d) Affluence n and n increased n opportunities n mask n oppression.
4. Which n of n the n following n most n accurately n defines n “oppression” n as n used n in
n the ntext?
a) Not n having na n choice
b) Not n having na n voice
c) An n act n of ntyranny
d) A nfeeling n of n being nburdened
5. In nwhat nway ndoes na nmodel nof ncare nbased non na nfeminist
nperspective ncontrast nsharplywith na nbiomedical nmodel?
a) It n provides n a n forum n for n the n exploration n of n gender n issues.
b) It nseeks n equal n distribution n of n power n within n the n healthcare
n interaction.
c) It nemphasizes n women’s nrights.
d) It nopens nnew n avenues nfor nwomen’s n health n care.
, 6. Gender n is nrooted n in and nshaped nby n .
a) society, nbiology
b) self-representation, n societal n expectations
c) biology, n environment n and nexperience
d) biology, n hormones
7. Women’s nhealth nrisks, ntreatments, nand napproaches nare
nnot nalways nbased nin nscience nand nbiology nbecause
a) they nare n often n based n on n outdated n treatments n and napproaches.
b) they nare n determined n by n social n expectations n and n gender
nassumptions.
c) they noften n rely n on n alternative n treatments n and napproaches.
d) scientific n research n often n fails n to n take n women n into nconsideration.
8. Reproductive nrights nwere nadded nto nthe
nWorld nHealth nOrganization’s nhuman nrights nframework nin
nthe nlast n ?
a) 5 n years
b) 10 n years
c) 20 n years
d) 40 n years
9. “Safe n Motherhood” n was n added n to n the n human n rights n framework n in n order
nto
a) address n maternal n morbidity n and n mortality n on n a n global nlevel
b) meet na n legal n obligation
c) correct n an ninjustice
d) correct n an n oversight
10. What n is na n chief nfailing nof nthe n biomedical n model n in n regards n to n women’s
n health ncare?
a) Its n reliance n on n studies n comprised n exclusively n of nmales
b) Its nconsideration n of nwomen n as n central n the nmodel
c) Its n emphasis n on n science n and n medicine
d) Its nlimited n definition n of n “health” n as n “the n absence n of n disease”
11. The n social n model n of nhealth n places nthe n focus n of nhealth non
a) the ncommunity.
b) the n individual.
c) environmental n conditions.
d) scientific n research.
12. Which nquestion nbelow nsupports nthe nstrategy: n“Identify
nwomen’s nagency nin nthe nmidst nof nsocial nconstraint nand nthe
nbiomedical nparadigm.”?
a) “Are n ‘all n women’ nthe nsame?”
, b) “Why ndo n you n care n about n the nissue?”
c) “Are n women n really nvictims n or nare n they nacting n with nagency?”