Deck 14: Feminist and Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Question 1

Which of the following is a major principle in the feminist counseling process?

A) Clients rely on the therapist to define and shape the therapy process.
B) Clients ignore that ways in which disconnection fuels their presenting problems.
C) Clients find ways to avoid oppressive experiences in their communities.
D) Clients experience the counseling relationship as empathic and authentic.

Answer 1

: D

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of gender role expectations?

A) Haley feels depressed because she frequently puts the needs of others before her own.
B) Samantha does not want to attend counseling with a male therapist.
C) Alicia feels anxious when flying on an airplane.
D) Maria is working through PTSD after losing her home to hurricane Katrina.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When considering DSM diagnosis,feminist counselors __________________________.

A) refuse to utilize such classification systems
B) use diagnostic labels in ways that are normalizing
C) find diagnostic labels unhelpful at all times
D) do not consider the impact of labels in a client's view of him or her self

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In general,most schools of feminist and multicultural counseling will consider all of the following aspects of a person's experience EXCEPT:

A) effect of gender.
B) effect of irrational emotion.
C) effect of culture.
D) effect of relationship.

Question 5

Feminists maintain that humans are primarily ________________; the desire for ____________ is the primary motivating force.

A) focused on themselves; independence
B) autonomous; control
C) relational; connection
D) selfish; autonomy

Question 6

Feminist and cultural counselors place high value in the client's ability to be authentically themselves in relationship with others.This can best be explained as the client __________
______________________________.

A) altering the self to fit the wishes of others at the expense of the client's own personal goals
B) remaining disconnected from all previous relationships prior to beginning counseling
C) reconnecting with others while avoiding sharing any parts of the client's self
D) having a sense of identity from developing a full awareness of the client's own personal values and wishes

Question 7

Feminist counselors see women as developing the self ______________________.

A) in isolation
B) in and through relationships
C) autonomously
D) separate from others

Question 8

Feminist counseling relationships should not be misinterpreted as conflict free."Good conflict" in a counseling relationship involves all EXCEPT:

A) each person feeling heard and understood.
B) each person remaining present and responsive.
C) each person feeling a sense of safety and trust.
D) each person never feeling disconnected.

Question 9

Feminist counselors who work with women with low self-esteem may focus counseling on self-esteem training which involves _________________________________________.

A) discouraging feelings of guilt and resentment
B) encouraging denial of what wants and not making requests on one's own behalf
C) keeping feelings safe inside and expressing feelings rarely to others
D) increasing a client's self-awareness and confidence

Question 10

Feminist counselors do not take on male clients.

Question 11

The experience a client has,in which he or she rejects parts of self,becoming disconnected from the self as well as others,is referred to as ___________________________.

A) internalized oppression
B) disempowerment
C) shame
D) self-control

Question 12

Relational resilience refers to feminist counselors __________________________________ __________________________________.

A) discouraging clients from being vulnerable and opening up relationally in session
B) pushing the agenda for clients to work through previous problematic relational disconnections
C) glorifying individual accomplishment and dominant characteristics of the client in session to build strength
D) modeling that safety and wellbeing of a relationship is more important than being right in a relationship

Question 13

An egalitarian relationship is a critical aspect to feminist counseling and involves _________________________________________.

A) counselors and clients discussing power dynamics inherent in the therapy process
B) clients suppressing their opinions and ignoring questions about the counseling process
C) counselors sharing their expertise with their clients about how best to address clients' problems
D) the counselor ignoring power dynamics inherent in the therapy process because they detract from the real work of therapy

Question 14

One of the foundational assumptions of feminist counseling is that the personal is political.This refers to the idea that _________________________________________________.

A) clients have difficulty making decisions because their perspectives are skewed by their emotions
B) counseling is a political process whereby the counselor and client are frequently at odds
C) a person's internal reality is inherently connected with political issues from the broader social context
D) the broader social context is affected by individual's internal reality

Question 15

Feminist approaches are based on the premise that ____________________________.

A) men have oppressed women, causing women to have irreparable emotional damage
B) humans seek and growth through connection with others across the life span
C) only female counselors are effective feminist counselors
D) women and men do not have distinctly different experiences

Question 16

The experience in feminist counseling,in which both the client and the counselor see,know,and experience responsiveness from each other is known as ____________________.

A) joining
B) mutual empathy
C) kismet
D) intuition

Question 17

According to feminist counselors,when conceptualizing cases,it is important to consider how marginalization ________________________________________________.

A) contributes to a person feeling connected
B) is only a women's issue
C) contributes to a person feeling rejected for one's "otherness"
D) allows individuals to be accepted by others

Question 18

Gender-role analysis,a defining intervention used by feminist counselors,involves _____ ___________________________________.

A) asking only female clients about how the rules regarding male and female behavior may affect the client's current problem
B) focusing on the problem as inherent in the client
C) blaming different contexts (religion, work, family, etc.) in the client's life for the current problem
D) asking questions of clients to help identify cultural rules from multiple contexts that may be interacting with the current problem

Question 19

Feminist counselors use assertiveness training to help empower clients.The goal of assertiveness training is for clients to ___________________________________.

A) attend only to the needs of self
B) attend only to the needs of others
C) defend themselves from attackers
D) attend to both the needs of self and others with balance

Question 20

The principle of authenticity as it relates to counselor-client relationships in feminist counseling is best explained as the counselor _______________________________.

A) using unfiltered self-disclosure
B) expressing responsiveness keeping the wellbeing of client's in mind
C) putting counselor reactiveness before the client's needs
D) not taking responsibility for relational disconnection

Question 21

An appropriate goal for the initial phase of therapy with Jayla might include which of the following?

A) Increase empowerment and feelings of "mattering" to reduce feelings of depression.
B) Increasing awareness of politics-as personal to reduce specific symptoms.
C) Increasing advocacy and social justice efforts to reduce sense of disempowerment.
D) Assertiveness training to learn how to balance asserting her needs while respecting those of her boyfriend.

Question 22

How do political issues play a role in a person's internal reality according to feminist counseling?

Question 23

How do feminist counselors view diagnosis?

Question 24

Define and describe the egalitarian relationship.

Question 25

Feminist counselors promote social activism and social justice through their own actions and with their clients by ______________________________________________________.

A) requiring clients to start groups for peers in their communities suffering from similar struggles
B) supporting clients finding ways to make a difference in their communities in ways that work for the client
C) advocating for clients no matter what the cost (personally or professionally) to the therapist
D) projecting the beliefs of the counselor onto the client until the client accepts them

Question 26

List and describe 3 interventions used in feminist counseling.

Question 27

Jayla is a 43-year-old African-American corporate attorney who has come to counseling because she believes that her current relationship has eroded her self-esteem.She has been dating Mark,her partner,for over 10 years and feels lucky to be with a man who is not intimidated by her success.Mark and Jayla frequently argue and Mark often makes comments that question her competence and intelligence.Jayla believes that she is beginning to believe Mark,who also tries to control what Jayla wears,is jealous and often puts down her choice of friends.How might a feminist counselor view Mark's jealousy and need to control?

A) Mark is an abusive narcissist who cannot see beyond his own needs.
B) Mark's need to control are likely informed by his socially reinforced definition of what it means to be a man.
C) Mark's jealousy and need to control are appropriate a relationship means compromise.
D) Mark's jealousy is the result of Jayla's actions.

Question 28

How does connection play a role in feminist counseling?