Test Bank

Chapter 27: Sexual Minorities (Jeremy Goldbach and Shannon Dunlap)

Multiple Choice

1. According to this text, what percentage of school-age youth, under 18 years old, self-report as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community?

a. 2%

b. 4%

c. 6%

*d. 3%

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Defining LGBT Community
Question Type: MC

2. What is the age of the persons, making up over 25%, who self-report “unsure” of their sexual orientation?

a. 10-year-olds

b.15-year-olds

*c.12-year-olds

d.13-year-olds

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Defining the LGBT Community
Question Type: MC

3. Who is the researcher who made the first attempt to identify sexuality along a continuum rather than on a binary?

a. Albert Einstein

*b. Alfred Kinsey

c. Sigmund Freud

d. Urie Bronfenbrenner

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Question Type: MC

4. What biologically defines and describes physiological aspects of the body?

*a. Sex

b. Gender

c. Ethnicity

d. Sexuality

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender Identity
Question Type: MC

5. What is the internal experience of masculinity and femininity?

a. Sex

b. Sexuality

*c. Gender

d. Androgyny

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender Identity
Question Type: MC

6. What riots in 1969 galvanized the modern LGBT movement?

a. San Francisco Riots

*b. Stonewall Riots

c. Liberation Riots

d. Harvey Milk Riots

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Brief History of the LGBT Movement
Question Type: MC

7. What time period saw an increase in the sense of liberation in the LGBT community through a mass movement of people to San Francisco?

a. 1960s

*b. 1970s

c. 1980s

d. 1990s

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Brief History of LGBT Movement
Question Type: MC

8. What year did the HIV outbreak occur, resulting in its inaccurate description as the “gay cancer,” further stigmatizing the LGBT community?

a. 1979

*b. 1981

c. 1983

d.1985

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Brief History of LGBT Movement
Question Type: MC

9. Before the term HIV was coined, what was the medical term used to specifically describe this outbreak of Kaposi Sarcoma?

a. Gay Cancer

b. Gay Disease

*c. Gay-Related Immune Disorder

d.Gay Venereal Disease

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Social Work and apps
Question Type: MC

10. What are the two areas that should be included in assessments of sexuality and gender identity?

*a. Stigma and discrimination

b. Identification and appearance

c. Homophobia and cultural practices

d. Autonomy and cognition

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: MC

True/False

1.The best approach for working with terminologies for sexual minorities is to avoid assumptions.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction
Question Type: TF

2. In the early 1600s, sexual orientation was described in terms of psychology and behavior.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Question Type: TF

3. Sigmund Freud published work on sexuality and sexual orientation characteristics.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Question Type: TF

4. When working with sexual minorities in the school setting, social workers should urge students to disclose their identity to other staff and students.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: School Recommendations
Question Type: TF

5. Gender and sex are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Gender Identity
Question Type: TF

6. Gender is a socially constructed system or term.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Gender Identify
Question Type: TF

7. Gender is a system of classification that ascribes qualities of masculinity and femininity to people.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender Identity
Question Type: TF

8. Sex is a biologically defined term describing physiological aspects of the body.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender Identity
Question Type: TF

9. During assessment, it is unlikely that a social worker will need to validate a person’s identity through the use of gender neutral terminology.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

10. Individuals who identify as LGBT experience lower rates of suicidal tendencies than the general population.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Contemporary Issues Facing LGBT Individuals and Framework for Understanding and Reducing Disparities
Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

1. What are the three dimensions used to define sexual orientation?

*a.The three dimensions used to define sexual orientation are attraction, romantic, and identity.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Question Type: SA

Type: S

2. What three factors are dependent on effective family involvement when engaging them in discussions of a youth’s sexual identity?

*a. Family involvement depends on three factors: 1) agency policy, 2) client’s age, and 3) client readiness.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parent Involvement
Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. Describe the process of involving parents into assessments and work regarding sexual identity.

*a. Parental involvement is very important to clients, particularly if they are underage. Sometimes it may not be emotionally or physically safe for a client to have their parents involved in the process. Therefore, determining factors must rest on agency policy, client’s age, and client readiness. If it is deemed necessary to engage parent and the risks have been assessed, a social worker can hold separate sessions with client and family members. Throughout this process, however, confidentiality between family members should be maintained and referrals to other practitioners should be made if family members require additional care or services.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Parent Involvement
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. Identify two contemporary issues experienced by LGBT individuals and how social workers can respond.

*a. Two contemporary issues experienced by LGBT individuals are mental health and behavioral disparities. Mental health concerns include depression, anxiety, and other traumatic disorders that increase suicidal tendencies. With behavioral disparities it is important to recognize the impact that the social and cultural factors have and that the disparities are contextualized so that more effective use of appropriate models and theoretical frameworks provide strong support to the client.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Contemporary Issues Facing LGBT Individuals and Framework for Understanding and Reducing Disparities
Question Type: ESS