Gender-senstitive Therapy

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    Feminist therapy proceeds from the conviction that:

    • Women will never get a fair share of social, economic, and political rights
    • Women have been denied equal rights and share characteristics with other oppressed groups
    • Women are superior to men in many respects and are entitled to better access to power
    • Women are better at relationships than men and would use political and social power more wisely
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Gender sensitive therapy
-Feminist
-male-centered

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  • 2. 

    Feminist psychotherapy fundamentally emphasizes that:

    • A person's identity is profoundly influenced by gender roles

    • Male-centered personality theories can never explain female development

    • Therapy should focus on the elimination of social and political oppression

    • Women are better suited to treat women and less likely to reinforce oppressive beliefs

    Correct Answer
    A. A person's identity is profoundly influenced by gender roles
  • 3. 

    Research on the effectiveness of feminist and related therapy issues:

    • Is largely based in open uncontrolled studies

    • Has not been sufficiently evaluated

    • Shows some effects of therapist gender on Tx process but not outcome

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 4. 

    From a gender-sensitive perspective, most modern psychotherapy fundamentally is:

    • Androcentric

    • Female centered because most clients are women

    • Oppressive to women

    • Too costly for women

    Correct Answer
    A. Androcentric
  • 5. 

    Socialization of men according to traditional stereotypes has left men to negotiate between which of the following two perils:

    • The big wheel or no sissy stuff

    • Alexithymia or give em' hell

    • The need to conform to stereotypes or risk being ostracized as unmasculine

    • Enacting the byproducts of male socialization or becoming the sturdy oak and give em hell

    Correct Answer
    A. The big wheel or no sissy stuff

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