actual psych gender and sexuality slides

sex

biological//physical factors

male vs female

what factors make up sex

sex chromosomes, XX and male XY

reproductive organs

hormone levels -males have higher levels of androgen/testosterone, females have higher levels of estrogen/progesterone

what is gender

a psychological experience about how we see ourselves 

what does gender interact with

the social normas and beliefs about masculiniity and femininity

men vs women, girls vs boys 

what is the best format to ask about gender on forms

for analytical approach you ahve to sort people into buckets which is extra work, if you’re not using the naalytical approach this is helpful

Fa’afrafines in samoan culture

born into male bodies but use femininitiy

two spirit in native cultures

you ahve one body but mulitple spirits

terminology varies by tribe and group 

native cultures have similar ideas

muxes in southern mexico

don’t identify as men or women

sekrata in madagascar

they’re categorized as a third gender but they’re very well respected, seen as a spiritual soulless that is supernationally protected and sacred

toms in thailand

people who are born in male bodies or females at birth but take away masculine traits 

random info in class about people that are intersex

intersex used to be categorizes as a mental illness

people can be born with biological markers of both sexes

info about the brain 

did a study on 14oo brains to see if you can differentiate different brain profiles into male vs females, they could not 

there are regions that can be bigger in females vs males or vice versa/usually is 

women tend to have smaller brains bc we tend to be smaller, females have more grey matter

still, brains are androgynous 

what was the controversy surrounding caster semenya (she’s not transgender)

she had high levels of testosterone

told her that she couldn’t compete unless she medically lowered her testosterone

the world medical organization was like this isn’t a good idea and it violates human rights and ethical treatment

these controversies ended her career

waht are gender roles

the roles we’re expected to fll due to our social context and gender

how we’re expected to act and feel

can be related to stereotypes

what are gender stereotypes 

OVERgeneralized beliefs that we have about people of a certain sex or gender 

general rule of thumb of gender

being transgender does not mean that they have gotten/need to get phsyical transitions like hormone therapy, and gender affirming surgery due to not being interested or not being able to have access to them

gender dysphoria

when your misalignment between sex and gender leads to significant impairment of daily function like high levels of anxiety, causing you to not be able to live your life

THIS is a disorder

what are the two types of transition that a transgender person might go through 

physical and social

are higher mental issues like suicidal ideation increase for those that are transgender

yes, but not because they are transgender but because of thihngs like bullying, not being accepted by society, etc

what can increase mental disorders for those that are trans regarding hormone therapy, gender affirming care etc

while not everyone thats transgender is interested in things like gender affirming care, delaying things like hormone treatment can increase mental disorders as welll

what is misgendering

using incorrect pronouns or a dead name(not the name that they want to be called)

can also increase mental issues

what can we do to help

-using someones preffered pronouns cuts suicide attempts by more than half

-if you misgender someone, apologize breifly, correct yourself and mov eon

-also ask for someones pronouns