Author Question: What can we conclude about the adjustment patterns of lesbian women? a. In general, lesbian women ... (Read 113 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

What can we conclude about the adjustment patterns of lesbian women?

a. In general, lesbian women tend to be less self-confident than heterosexual women.
b. Given the level of heterosexism in our culture, it's surprising that lesbian women do not have more psychological problems.
c. In several important areas, lesbian women tend to have psychological problems; however, these problems are directly caused by heterosexism.
d. On most important dimensions, lesbian women tend to be better adjusted than heterosexual women.

Question 2

The research on the psychological adjustment of lesbian women shows that

a. lesbians are slightly lower than heterosexual women in their self-esteem.
b. lesbians are slightly higher than heterosexual women on measures of depression.
c. lesbians and heterosexual women, in general, are similar in their ability to make decisions easily.
d. lesbians and heterosexual women, in general, are similar in their psychological adjustment.