Which of the following is included under the term

Which of the following is included under the term

Subject: Psychology    / General Psychology    
Question

QUESTION 18

    Which of the following is included under the term transgender?
    A.    

    Only people who cross-dress
    B.    

    Only individuals who identify as transsexual
    C.    

    Both transsexuals and individuals who cross-dress
    D.    

    Both transsexuals and those who identify themselves as being attracted to both male and female genders

2 points

 

QUESTION 20

    Counselors can intervene on the behalf of women who are victimized and discriminated against by:
    A.    

    Exploring interventions to change male objectification of women
    B.    

    Support legal reform addressing the issue of violence against women
    C.    

    Assisting women in understanding their roles in discrimination and harassment
    D.    

    Both A and B.

2 points

QUESTION 23

    Problems identified by female clients should often be viewed within a societal context.

    True

    False

2 points

QUESTION 26

    College women perceive they will have more obstacles to their career choices than men because of:
    A.    

    Fewer job opportunities
    B.    

    An increase in implementing affirmative action policies
    C.    

    Negative sexual comments from coworkers and supervisors
    D.    

    Fewer women in the work environment

2 points

QUESTION 27

    Displaying sexually suggestive pictures and/or telling sexist jokes would be considered sexual harassment.

    True

    False

2 points

QUESTION 28

    When females are exposed to stereotyped societal messages via toys, television, music, videos, song lyrics, magazines, and advertising, they begin to:
    A.    

    Believe that their primary value comes from being attractive
    B.    

    Define themselves according to media-influenced body standards
    C.    

    See themselves as sexualized objects
    D.    

    All of the above.

2 points

QUESTION 29

    Over 8 out of 10 LGBT students reported experiencing harassment at school in the past year (Kosciw, Gretyak, Bartkiewicz, Boesen, & Palmer, 2012).

    True

    False

2 points

QUESTION 30

    Depression has been associated with increased risk of _____________, which is the leading cause of death in women.
    A.    

    suicide
    B.    

    cancer
    C.    

    parkinson’s disease
    D.    

    cardiovascular disease

2 points

QUESTION 31

    Your client is in the process of coming out as gay. In your sessions, you find that he has an embedded belief that same-sex attraction is abnormal/wrong and that it is better to be heterosexual. As a result, he displays masochistic attitudes and behaviors. It is likely your client is experiencing:
    A.    

    Internalized homophobia
    B.    

    Internalized homophobia and heterosexism
    C.    

    Internalized heterosexism
    D.    

    Internalized transexualism

2 points