Question 1

What is defined as "the idea that all people who share a singular characteristic also share the same experiences"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intersectionality 
B)  Nativism 
C)  Socialization 
D)  Essentialism 
A)  Intersectionality 
B)  Nativism 
C)  Socialization 
D)  Essentialism D

Question 2

What are the major assumptions of narrative approaches about how change occurs?

Accepted Answer

People create meaning in their lives by organizing key events into stories and incorporating these into larger life narratives; life narratives are constructed over time by people interaction with others; people can author their own lives; human dilemmas created in social contexts; people are separate from their problems; blocks to healing and growth occur when people perceive their problems as being a large part of who they are; and major goal of therapy is to create space between the person and problem.

Question 3

What are the two foci for feminist counselors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstinence 
B)  Valuing women's experiences 
C)  Social justice change 
D)  Advocacy 
A)  Abstinence 
B)  Valuing women's experiences 
C)  Social justice change 
D)  Advocacy B, C

Question 4

Womanist theories grew out of feminist networks because:

Accepted Answer

A)  A need for women of color and their lives, experiences, empowerment, and power needed to be recognized 
B)  An understanding of older women was needed in regard to addiction 
C)  A need for social justice needed to be understood 
D)  A need for equality between men and women needed to be understood 
A)  A need for women of color and their lives, experiences, empowerment, and power needed to be recognized 
B)  An understanding of older women was needed in regard to addiction 
C)  A need for social justice needed to be understood 
D)  A need for equality between men and women needed to be understood

Question 5

What are the strengths and weaknesses of womanist theories?

Accepted Answer

Strengths: Building authentic relationsh

Question 6

What are the strengths and weaknesses of feminist theories?

Accepted Answer

Strengths: Works with issues of addictio

Question 7

In narrative therapy, the counselor takes the role of "expert."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Narrative counselors use a range of techniques when conducting therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Feminist, womanist, and narrative therapy share a common philosophical stance around the issues of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intersectionality 
B)  Personal stories to understand addiction 
C)  Justice, power, and advocacy 
D)  Equality and duty to others 
A)  Intersectionality 
B)  Personal stories to understand addiction 
C)  Justice, power, and advocacy 
D)  Equality and duty to others

Question 10

_________ focus on women's experiences with regard to gender and economic-class structures in society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social feminists 
B)  Womanists 
C)  Liberal feminists 
D)  Radical feminists 
A)  Social feminists 
B)  Womanists 
C)  Liberal feminists 
D)  Radical feminists

Question 11

What areas would you assess for a client struggling with addiction if you were operating from a feminist perspective?

Accepted Answer

Gender socialization and intersection wi

Question 12

_________ focus on women's experiences in relation to race, ethnicity, gender, and intersectionality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural feminists 
B)  Womanists 
C)  Liberal feminists 
D)  Social feminists 
A)  Cultural feminists 
B)  Womanists 
C)  Liberal feminists 
D)  Social feminists

Question 13

__________ promotes inclusiveness and positive interrelationships by deconstructing "lines of demarcation" and recognizes the values of removing areas of demarcation and replacing these spaces with positive structures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-ideological 
B)  Spirituality/luxocracy 
C)  Vernacular 
D)  Communitarian 
A)  Non-ideological 
B)  Spirituality/luxocracy 
C)  Vernacular 
D)  Communitarian

Question 14

The womanist counseling approach is derived from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Charlotte Kasl 
B)  Jean Baker Miller 
C)  Layli Phillips 
D)  Alice Walker 
A)  Charlotte Kasl 
B)  Jean Baker Miller 
C)  Layli Phillips 
D)  Alice Walker

Question 15

Feminist therapy is one of the few counseling approaches that highlights issues related to physical appearance and control over one's body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List the five tenets of womanism and provide brief descriptions of each.

Accepted Answer

(1) Anti-oppression: It focuses on empow

Question 17

Through the womanist lens, addiction is viewed as a relationship with a substance or behavior that separates the individual from one's sense of self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Commonweal as the goal of social change" is consistent with what tenet of womanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-oppression 
B)  Non-ideological 
C)  Spirituality/luxocracy 
D)  Communitarian 
A)  Anti-oppression 
B)  Non-ideological 
C)  Spirituality/luxocracy 
D)  Communitarian

Question 19

A contextually appropriate counseling approach to help women of color struggling with addiction from a culturally sensitive framework that acknowledges intersection of race and gender is described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminism 
B)  Nativism 
C)  Womanism 
D)  Social feminism 
A)  Feminism 
B)  Nativism 
C)  Womanism 
D)  Social feminism

Question 20

_________ focus on women's experiences and assert that the structural inequalities within patriarchy are so embedded within institutional power structures that the only way to transform these structures were to develop new approaches to power.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberal feminists 
B)  Radical feminists 
C)  Social feminists 
D)  Cultural feminists 
A)  Liberal feminists 
B)  Radical feminists 
C)  Social feminists 
D)  Cultural feminists

What is defined as "the idea that all people who share a singular characteristic also share the same experiences"?

What are the major assumptions of narrative approaches about how change occurs?

What are the two foci for feminist counselors?

Womanist theories grew out of feminist networks because:

What are the strengths and weaknesses of womanist theories?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of feminist theories?

In narrative therapy, the counselor takes the role of "expert."

Narrative counselors use a range of techniques when conducting therapy.

Feminist, womanist, and narrative therapy share a common philosophical stance around the issues of:

_________ focus on women's experiences with regard to gender and economic-class structures in society.

What areas would you assess for a client struggling with addiction if you were operating from a feminist perspective?

_________ focus on women's experiences in relation to race, ethnicity, gender, and intersectionality.

__________ promotes inclusiveness and positive interrelationships by deconstructing "lines of demarcation" and recognizes the values of removing areas of demarcation and replacing these spaces with positive structures.

The womanist counseling approach is derived from:

Feminist therapy is one of the few counseling approaches that highlights issues related to physical appearance and control over one's body.

List the five tenets of womanism and provide brief descriptions of each.

Through the womanist lens, addiction is viewed as a relationship with a substance or behavior that separates the individual from one's sense of self.

"Commonweal as the goal of social change" is consistent with what tenet of womanism?

A contextually appropriate counseling approach to help women of color struggling with addiction from a culturally sensitive framework that acknowledges intersection of race and gender is described as:

_________ focus on women's experiences and assert that the structural inequalities within patriarchy are so embedded within institutional power structures that the only way to transform these structures were to develop new approaches to power.

From Treatment Lore to Theory Application

Historical Perspectives and the Moral Model

Biological Theory-Genetics and Brain Chemistry

Psychoanalytic Theory of Addiction

Self-Psychology Theory

A Developmental Approach to Addiction Theory and Treatment

Attachment Theory

Sociological Theory

Family Systems Theory

Transtheoretical Model for Change

Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Dependence

Harm Reduction

Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Addiction Treatment

Twelve-Step Facilitation

Behavioral Addictions

Theory and Practice of Group Work With Addictions

Approaches to Relapse Prevention

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Exam 15: Constructivist Approaches to Addiction Counseling

What is defined as "the idea that all people who share a singular characteristic also share the same experiences"?

What are the major assumptions of narrative approaches about how change occurs?

What are the two foci for feminist counselors?

Womanist theories grew out of feminist networks because:

What are the strengths and weaknesses of womanist theories?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of feminist theories?

In narrative therapy, the counselor takes the role of "expert."

Narrative counselors use a range of techniques when conducting therapy.

Feminist, womanist, and narrative therapy share a common philosophical stance around the issues of:

_________ focus on women's experiences with regard to gender and economic-class structures in society.

What areas would you assess for a client struggling with addiction if you were operating from a feminist perspective?

_________ focus on women's experiences in relation to race, ethnicity, gender, and intersectionality.

__________ promotes inclusiveness and positive interrelationships by deconstructing "lines of demarcation" and recognizes the values of removing areas of demarcation and replacing these spaces with positive structures.

The womanist counseling approach is derived from:

Feminist therapy is one of the few counseling approaches that highlights issues related to physical appearance and control over one's body.

List the five tenets of womanism and provide brief descriptions of each.

Through the womanist lens, addiction is viewed as a relationship with a substance or behavior that separates the individual from one's sense of self.

"Commonweal as the goal of social change" is consistent with what tenet of womanism?

A contextually appropriate counseling approach to help women of color struggling with addiction from a culturally sensitive framework that acknowledges intersection of race and gender is described as:

_________ focus on women's experiences and assert that the structural inequalities within patriarchy are so embedded within institutional power structures that the only way to transform these structures were to develop new approaches to power.

From Treatment Lore to Theory Application

Historical Perspectives and the Moral Model

Biological Theory-Genetics and Brain Chemistry

Psychoanalytic Theory of Addiction

Self-Psychology Theory

A Developmental Approach to Addiction Theory and Treatment

Attachment Theory

Sociological Theory

Family Systems Theory

Transtheoretical Model for Change

Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Dependence

Harm Reduction

Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Addiction Treatment

Twelve-Step Facilitation

Behavioral Addictions

Theory and Practice of Group Work With Addictions

Approaches to Relapse Prevention

Filters