chapter 10

Question 1

gender dysphoria

Answer 1

a person’s physical sex is not consistent with how the person feels he or she is

Question 2

transsexual man

Answer 2

original sex is female but they feel male

Question 3

transsexual woman

Answer 3

original sex is male but they feel female

Question 4

posttransition

Answer 4

the person has made the transition of gender to full time and are preparing or had the sex reassignment surgery

Question 5

paraphilic disorder

Answer 5

individuals are sexually aroused by wearing articles of clothing associated with the opposite sex

Question 6

goal of cross dressing?

Answer 6

sexual gratification

Question 7

goal of gender dysphoria

Answer 7

desire to live life openly in a way consistent with their gender

Question 8

disorders of sex development (DSD)

Answer 8

also known as intersexuality, they are born with debatable genitalia or other physical abnormalities and they are assigned to a specific sex at birth

Question 9

autogynephilia

Answer 9

gender dysphoria begins with a strong and specific sexual attraction to a fantasy of oneself as a female and then it progresses to identifying as a female

Question 10

gender dysphoria occurs in …

Answer 10

3 times more frequently in males than females

Question 11

causes for gender dysphoria

Answer 11

possible biological predisposition, genetics, hormones

Question 12

gender nonconformity

Answer 12

this is when boys behave femininely and girls behave masculinely

Question 13

steps for treatment of gender dysphoria

Answer 13

psychological evaluation, education, hormones, and sex reassignment surgery

Question 14

steps for sex reassignment surgery

Answer 14

must live in desired gender for 1-2 years, stable psychologically, financially, and socially, hormones are administered, facial hair is removed, genitals removed and vagina constructed

Question 15

treatment of gender non conforming children

Answer 15

work with the child to lessen gender dysphoria and decrease cross gender behaviors, watchful waiting, encouraging cross gender identification

Question 16

treatment for DSD

Answer 16

surgery and hormonal replacement therapy, psychological treatment

Question 17

sex

Answer 17

refers to a persons biological status

Question 18

gender

Answer 18

refers to the attitudes feelings and behaviors that a culture associates with a person’s sex

Question 19

gender identity

Answer 19

perception of oneself as male or female

Question 20

transgender

Answer 20

umbrella term for people who gender identity does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth

Question 21

gender stereotype

Answer 21

belief that members of a culture hold about what is acceptable and appropriate for males and females

Question 22

gender typing

Answer 22

the process by which people acquire the values, motives, and behaviors considered appropriate for their gender in their culture