Deck 11: Feminist Therapy

Question 1

Unlike the feminist approach, traditional therapies and psychological diagnostic systems emphasize an ___________________ approach to counseling that views the source of clients' problems as internal.

A) empirical
B) intrapsychic
C) experiential
D) in vivo
E) entity

Answer 1

intrapsychic

Question 2

_____________________ Feminist Therapy is recognized for its structural integration of both feminist and diversity perspectives.

A) Contemporary
B) Social
C) Holistic
D) Traditional
E) Empowerment

Answer 2

Empowerment

Question 3

Most existing therapeutic modalities created by White, heterosexual, Western males are considered ____________________ and __________________.

A) first; foremost
B) interpsychic; exeriential
C) collective; empirical
D) androcentric; ethnocentric
E) socially responsive; individualistic

Answer 3

androcentric; ethnocentric

Question 4

Feminists challenged the previously held "women-caused" views of issues like rape and wife battering and asserted instead that such issues were caused by

A) male power structures.
B) women's sense of powerlessness.
C) societal sexism.
D) ineffective parenting.
E) lack of education.

Question 5

In the 1960s and 1970s, leaderless ___________________________ groups encouraged women to identify the commonalities of their personal issues as a means of becoming aware of the social roots of women's issues.

A) consciousness-raising
B) feminist
C) counseling
D) psychoeducational
E) social justice

Question 6

What characterized the second wave of feminist therapy in the 1980s?

A) It was during this time that male therapists began to adopt the approach.
B) Most training programs began to include feminist approaches in their education regarding theory.
C) Leaders in the field focused on integrating diversity and feminist approaches.
D) Several feminist therapy approaches based on different feminist philosophies had been developed.
E) The leaders in the field agreed on one universal set of theoretical principles.

Question 7

Division 35 of the American Psychological Association is now known as the

A) Society for the Psychology of Women.
B) American Women's Psychological Association.
C) Association for the Advancement of Feminist Therapy.
D) Feminist Therapy Association.
E) National Association for Feminine Mental Health.

Question 8

At the First National Conference on Education and Training in Feminist Practice in 1993, ______________________ was defined as including therapy/counseling, supervision, consultation, writing, assessment and diagnosis, forensics, research, teaching, training, social action, administration, public service, and prevention.

A) feminism
B) comprehensive women's services
C) feminist psychological practice
D) feminist theory
E) holistic gender counseling

Question 9

In feminist theory, "the personal is

A) paramount."
B) political."
C) pandistic."
D) problematic."
E) palpable."

Question 10

What constitutes the third wave of feminist practice?

A) convincing male therapists to begin to adopt the approach
B) getting more training programs to include feminist approaches in their education regarding theory
C) meeting the challenge of integrating diversity and feminist approaches
D) basing feminist therapy approaches on different feminist philosophies
E) agreeing on one universal set of theoretical principles

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the four central feminist counseling approaches discussed in the textbook?

A) Cultural
B) Women of Color
C) Traditional
D) Liberal
E) Radical

Question 12

____________________ feminist counselors believe the main problems in living are caused by traditional gender-role socializations that constrict the development of both men and women.

A) Cultural
B) Women of Color
C) Traditional
D) Liberal
E) Radical

Question 13

____________________ feminist counselors believe societal institutions oppress women via their sexist, heterosexist, racist, classist, ableist, and ageist structures.

A) Cultural
B) Women of Color
C) Traditional
D) Liberal
E) Radical

Question 14

____________________ feminist counselors believe women's problems in living arise because their traits, experiences, values, and abilities are not valued as highly as men's are.

A) Cultural
B) Women of Color
C) Traditional
D) Liberal
E) Radical

Question 15

____________________ feminist counselors criticize other forms of feminist counseling for failing to recognize that perspectives do not universally apply to all women and for giving sexism too central a focus.

A) Cultural
B) Women of Color
C) Traditional
D) Liberal
E) Radical

Question 16

What was the most pervasive criticism of mental health practitioners by feminists in the 1970s?

A) Mental health practitioners were viewed as empowered professionals who typically wanted to take advantage of female clients.
B) They charged that the field was too responsive to the needs of young girls.
C) They viewed mental health practitioners as encouraging women to adopt traditional roles.
D) They argued that psychotherapy required too much intellectual work.
E) Many felt that therapy focused too much on cognitions when working with primarily affective female clients.

Question 17

Which of the following is most appropriately identified as the central unifying foci of feminist approaches?

A) Fighting against the inadequate education of women and the unequal employment issues they face
B) Asserting the detrimental effects of sexism and other oppressive societal elements and working to change oppressive social institutions
C) Guiding young girls toward a more holistic view of relationships and helping young men see the inequality in their relationships with young girls
D) Helping women to understand their own psyches and instilling in them the self-confidence to live their lives as they see fit
E) Promoting intrapsychic client change and corresponding societal change

Question 18

In feminist therapy, how do counselor values and attitudes come into play in the counselor-client relationship?

A) Feminist therapists believe that a counselor should refer a client against whom the counselor is biased.
B) Feminist therapists recognize that biases and values will always be present, but they should never enter the relationship.
C) A central component of training for the feminist counselor is to rid herself of all personal biases and values.
D) There is no expectation for how to handle counselor values and attitudes when working with clients.
E) Clients have the right to know about these values and attitudes so that they can make informed decisions about therapy.

Question 19

_________________________ is the subordination and devaluing of certain social positions in a society.

A) Oppression
B) Privilege
C) Prejudice
D) Tyranny
E) Subjugation

Question 20

A central goal of EFT is the ________________________ of clients using feminist perspectives.

A) freeing
B) supporting
C) empowerment
D) liberating
E) sustaining

Question 21

Every culture is comprised of a variety of social groups that EFT counselors refer to as ______________________________, which are "the identity categories constructed by a given culture that places individuals into discrete social groups."

A) clusters
B) ethnic communities
C) social locations
D) niches
E) assemblages

Question 22

Individuals' perceptions of their social locations constitute their

A) social identities.
B) collective awareness.
C) group self.
D) social distinctions.
E) communal uniqueness.

Question 23

___________________________ describe the processes by which individuals' social identities are impacted by the advantaged or disadvantaged social positions of their social locations.

A) Social mosaics
B) Identity development models
C) Women of Color theories
D) Contextual renderings
E) Social locations models

Question 24

In the __________________ level of social identity development, the individual experiences increased awareness of privilege and oppression.

A) immersion
B) awareness
C) integration and activism
D) pre-awareness
E) encounter

Question 25

In addition to the development of social identities, ________________ must also be addressed in EFT.

A) personal identities
B) intimate relationships
C) intrapersonal constructs
D) saliency
E) rejection

Question 26

Why do EFT counselors believe that gender will be relevant for most clients, especially women, even if gender is not the most salient issue?

A) because our society revolves around gender.
B) because gender issues are the easiest to address
C) because research has indicated that gender is an important issue for the majority of female clients
D) because this is what EFT therapists are trained to focus on
E) because of women's subordinate status

Question 27

The ___________________________________ principle is the primary structure for integration of diversity and feminist perspectives.

A) personal and social identities are interdependent
B) personal is political
C) relationships are egalitarian
D) women's perspectives are valued
E) gender is always relevant

Question 28

___________________ exploration starts the process of mapping the impact of social realities on personal issues for both counselors and clients.

A) Interpersonal
B) therapeutic
C) Social identity
D) Theoretical
E) Political stance

Question 29

What impact does the personal and social identities are interdependent principle have on the counselor-client relationship in EFT therapy?

A) It has no effect on the relationship.
B) It enhances the credibility of the therapist in the client's eyes.
C) The principle provides a framework for the type of relationship that should be formed.
D) It shows the client that the counselor-client relationship has clear boundaries when it comes to social identities.
E) It provides a structure for counselors and clients to address the similarities and differences in their respective locations.

Question 30

What is meant by the theme, the personal is political?

A) Only those women who bring their inner self into public life will be successful social leaders.
B) There is a strong propensity for women to shy away from the political arena.
C) What appears to be an internal/personal issue is really an external social or political problem.
D) We can only make positive changes in our social institutions by electing women to positions of political power.
E) Women do not make good political leaders because they bring too much of their personal life into their experience.

Question 31

According to Principle II of EFT, counselors help clients identify and separate the _____________ and _______________ sources of their problems.

A) past; present
B) internal; external
C) conscious; unconscious
D) simple; complex
E) emotional; physiological

Question 32

EFT counselors help clients discover how cultural socialization and ____________________ have contributed and are still contributing to the personal issues that motivated them to seek counseling.

A) societal pathology
B) internalized phobia
C) formal education
D) cultural projections
E) institutionalized oppression

Question 33

Using _____________________________, counselors facilitate clients' identification of gender-role socialization messages they have learned about how to be a female or male.

A) hypnosis
B) free association
C) gender-role analysis
D) cognitive reframing
E) gender re-organization

Question 34

What other therapy modalities view as symptoms, EFT re-labels as

A) diagnostic insights.
B) opportunities for growth.
C) character flaws.
D) coping strategies.
E) psychological meltdowns.

Question 35

In EFT, clients are challenged to take responsibility to work toward change both in ________________________ and in ____________________.

A) their family; their community
B) the present; the future
C) conscious awareness; lack of awareness
D) formal structures; informal structures
E) themselves; their environment

Question 36

The EFT Principle III, ___________________________________, treats clients as experts on themselves and their life experiences.

A) personal and social identities are interdependent
B) personal is political
C) relationships are egalitarian
D) women's perspectives are valued
E) gender is always relevant

Question 37

The EFT Principle IV, ____________________________, is representative of cultural feminist counseling perspectives, and sets out to bring awareness to the "double-bind" that can occur for women when expressing socially constructed female-related traits.

A) personal and social identities are interdependent
B) personal is political
C) relationships are egalitarian
D) women's perspectives are valued
E) gender is always relevant

Question 38

In most cultures, the characteristics, roles, and values associated with female-related traits are

A) devalued.
B) misunderstood.
C) disregarded.
D) honored.
E) emulated.

Question 39

What does the author of Chapter 11 of the textbook contend would happen if female qualities were more valued?

A) Males would become angry and withdraw support for the advance of women's issues.
B) Many social structures would become stronger.
C) The traditional social experience will be compromised and our society would suffer.
D) Eventually, women would adopt more male characteristics.
E) Male qualities would then become undervalued.

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT identified in the textbook as a feminist intervention.

A) power analysis
B) bibliotherapy
C) social identities analysis
D) counselor self-disclosure
E) hypnosis

Question 41

Social identities analysis, gender-role analysis, and power analysis are all forms of ____________________ analysis.

A) cultural
B) feminist
C) second-order
D) environmental
E) structure

Question 42

A person of Color who places his or her race/ethnicity location on the privileged end of the continuum is likely to be at the ___________________ level of racial identity.

A) immersion
B) awareness
C) integration and activism
D) pre-awareness
E) encounter

Question 43

Gender-role analysis is a uniquely feminist counseling strategy that serves which two functions?

A) relationship building and goal development
B) problem identification and problem analysis
C) goal development and assessment
D) promotion of client change and problem analysis
E) assessment and promotion of client change

Question 44

What is the first step in gender-role analysis?

A) The client makes a checklist of all the people in his or her life.
B) Clients are asked to share all of the people of the opposite gender that they have hurt or who have hurt them.
C) The client is asked to identify how the therapist fits gender-role stereotypes.
D) Clients identify the societal messages they have received throughout their lives about how women and men should be.
E) The client is asked to list all of the positive and negative qualities of both genders.

Question 45

How is gender-role analysis different with clients from diverse ethnic or immigrant groups?

A) It is not different.
B) Most cultures outside of the mainstream American culture pay little attention to gender-roles.
C) Such clients generally are functioning from at least two sources of gender-role messages: the dominant culture and messages conveyed by their ethnic communities.
D) It would be multiculturally inappropriate to address gender-roles with a diverse client.
E) In such cases, counselors need to take particular care to allow the client to remain in a subordinate role during the exploration.

Question 46

____________________ is the "ability to access personal and environmental resources to effect personal and/or external change".

A) Subordination
B) Power
C) Transformability
D) Mobilization
E) Resource utilization

Question 47

The individual's use of power is influenced by

A) the age of the individual.
B) the degree to which the individual has been educated.
C) those around him/her.
D) the individual's awareness of his or her innate power.
E) the privileged or oppressed statuses of intersecting social locations.

Question 48

Oppression cannot exist without ___________________ and vice versa.

A) empowerment
B) privilege
C) tyranny
D) diversity
E) misrepresentation

Question 49

The fourth step in power analysis involves

A) learning how access to different kinds of power is influenced by subordinate or dominant group statuses.
B) learning about the variety of ways that power can be enacted.
C) identifying the sources of power to which the client has access in each of his or her social locations.
D) teaching clients about the different kinds of power.
E) examining how internalized gender-role messages and socialization messages impact the client's past and current uses of power.

Question 50

The fifth step in power analysis involves

A) learning how access to different kinds of power is influenced by subordinate or dominant group statuses.
B) learning about the variety of ways that power can be enacted.
C) identifying the sources of power to which the client has access in each of his or her social locations.
D) teaching clients about the different kinds of power.
E) examining how internalized gender-role messages and socialization messages impact the client's past and current uses of power.

Question 51

In what country did leaderless consciousness-raising groups gain popularity?

A) The United States
B) Germany
C) Canada
D) Great Britain
E) Italy

Question 52

How is counselor self-disclosure used in feminist therapy?

A) Feminist therapists believe that the therapeutic relationship is as much for the counselor as for the client.
B) Counselor self-disclosure is used to teach clients empathic responding.
C) Self-disclosure is used to equalize therapeutic power.
D) Feminist therapists use self-disclosure to teach clients about themselves.
E) Self-disclosure helps to further establish the one-up status of the counselor.

Question 53

Counselor ______________________________ responses are the here-and-now reactions of the therapist to client disclosures.

A) genuine
B) self-indulgent
C) immediate
D) self-involving
E) reflective

Question 54

_______________________ is an approach that utilizes the reading of books and articles to counter client misperceptions or employ alternate lenses.

A) Bibliotherapy
B) Literary immersion
C) Narrative therapy
D) Verbal healing
E) Fictional therapy

Question 55

In __________________________, a counselor uses a different perspective, or change of reference, for viewing an individual's behavior.

A) restructuring
B) distortion
C) relabeling
D) reviewing
E) reframing

Question 56

Most clients come to counseling with an _________________________ view of their problems; they either believe the problem is located in themselves or in someone else.

A) unrealistic
B) intrapsychic
C) unhealthy
D) effective
E) altered

Question 57

Feminist approaches to counseling are ______________________, viewing the sources of clients' problems as resulting from the blending of internal and external factors.

A) complex
B) humanistic
C) systemic
D) interactionist
E) environmental

Question 58

According to the textbook, most of the paradigms used for evaluating the efficacy of psychotherapies are incompatible with feminist therapy. The only one of the five levels of feminist intervention that is relevant in terms of evaluation is

A) prevention.
B) education.
C) remediation.
D) empowerment.
E) community change.

Question 59

Which of the following instruments was developed to measure whether therapists used feminist techniques?

A) The Therapy with Women Scale
B) The Client Therapy with Women Scale
C) The Feminist Therapy Survey
D) The Personal Power Scale
E) The Feminist Intervention Inventory

Question 60

According to the textbook, a current challenge of feminist therapy is to expand its theoretical constructs and interventions to address issues that emerge from

A) racism.
B) disabilities.
C) poverty.
D) privilege.
E) terrorism.

Question 61

Why is feminist counseling especially appropriate for subordinate or oppressed groups?

Question 62

List the seven forms of oppression.

Question 63

What three categories of competence were outlined in the American Psychological Association's, "Principles Concerning the Counseling/Psychotherapy of Women"?

Question 64

Identify four of the seven feminist practice themes that represent common threads of feminist practice.

Question 65

List the four central feminist approaches.

Question 66

What are the five challenges that are currently at the center of feminist psychological practices' evolving history?

Question 67

What would a feminist mental health counselor say about a counselor who claims to be "value-free"?

Question 68

Identify the four overarching principles that guide the work of EFT counselors.

Question 69

Identify, in order, the four levels of social identity development as outlined in Worell and Remer's model.

Question 70

What are the three primary goals of Principle 1 (personal and social identities are interdependent) of EFT counseling?

Question 71

What are the three philosophical underpinnings and goals that influence the egalitarian relationship aspects of feminist therapy?

Question 72

List four of the five ways that feminist practitioners balance the power differentials between themselves and their clients.

Question 73

Describe the main strength of feminist counseling approaches.

Question 74

List three strategies that feminist counselors use to reduce the risk of letting their values too strongly influence their clients?

Question 75

List the five limitations to Feminist therapy as identified in the textbook.