gender dysphoria

gender dysphoria

persistant discomfort about one's biological sex

gender dysphoria in children

- strong desire to be other gender
- preference for cross dressing, cross- gender roles in make believe play
- playmates of other gender
- rejecting typical toys/activities for assigned sex
- dislike of own sexual anatomy
- distress, impairment in other areas of life

gender dysphoria (adolescents and adults)

- incongruence between expressed gender and assigned gender
- strong desire to get rid of one's primary and secondary sex characteristics--> desire for characteristics of another gender
- distress, impairment

biological sex

assigned at birth

transgender

not identifying with sex assigned at birth

gender identity

how one identifies

gender reassignment
vs
transvestic fetishism

gender reassignment= the medical aspect of gender transitioning when gender dysphoria is present

transvestic fetishism= sexual gratification by dressing as a member of the opposite sex,
* PLENTY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT TRANS

causal factors of becoming transgender

- prenatal hormone exposure affects brain structure
(those who transitioned from female--> male exposed to more androgens, those who transitioned from male--> female exposed to less androgens)

people who undergo gender reassignment surgery face a _____ mortality rate

higher

_________ present for treatment more often than opposite sex ---> ______

transgender females
tomboys are more accepted in society

gender dysphoria usually_____ continue into adulthood--> most likely outcome is preference for ____ _____

doesn't
same sex