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Feminist Synthesis Essay

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September 11th, 2001 was the biggest and deadliest terror attack on New York City. Terrorists seized two planes then hit the World Trade Center that was filled with thousands of civilians. Not only the people that worked in the building were killed, but hundreds of police officers and firefighters who were trying to save lives also died. The people that have survived the attacks suffered tremendously both physically and mentally. After the attacks, the US had a rise in reports of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), anxiety, and depression. Millions of people saw the attacks whether it was on the news or in person, and it had an effect of the minds of Americans. The rise in PTSD caused psychologists to analyze deeper into how trauma affects people and their minds. Police officers and firefighters …show more content…

Women argued that almost all mental health studies had been focused on men and should be focused on both genders. Doctors used the studies done on men as a baseline for everyone and made assumptions based on stereotypes, making women seem irrational if they did not agree with the views or treatments. The studies completely eliminated women and ignored their problems making them feel inferior to men. This only oppressed women and enforced stereotypes in society. The feminist movement called out this bias and demanded that in the future more studies would be done on women. As a result of this, work that was done in the past by women psychologist was acknowledged and more women started to join the field. They started to open up their own practices and start their own studies to finally research how their mind functions. This acknowledged women and made them feel like they were valued and important. The movement assisted in removing sexism from the psychological field and stopped the assumption that women who didn’t conform to societal pressures were

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