exam 3 chapter 23

Question 1

gender

Answer 1

the socially constructed attributes, expectations, and norms that a particular culture uses to identify and categorize each individual as a woman, a man, or member of another gender category

Question 2

sex assigned at birth (natal sex)

Answer 2

a person’s anatomy; typically categorized as male, female, or intersex; indicators include sex chromosomes, gonads, internal reproductive organs, and external genitalia

Question 3

gender identity

Answer 3

the inherent personal sense of being a girl/woman, a boy/man, or another gender

Question 4

gender dysphoria (DSM-5) vs gender incongruence (ICD-11)

Answer 4

dysphoria: the persistent discomfort or distress which can result when the sex category of an individual was assigned to at birth does not match up with that individual’s deeply felt experience of their own gender
incongruence: marked and persistent incongruence between an individual’s experienced gender and their assigned sex; gender variant behavior and preferences alone are not a basis for diagnosis

Question 5

transgender

Answer 5

the full range of people whose gender identity does not conform to what is typically associated with their sex assigned at birth in a particular cultural context

Question 6

sexual orientation

Answer 6

to whom one is attracted; separate from gender identity

Question 7

gender nonconformity

Answer 7

presenting or identifying oneself in a manner that is different from the conventional gender roles of one’s culture

Question 8

autogynephilia

Answer 8

sexual arousal due to the concept of oneself as a woman

Question 9

body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Answer 9

could by indicated by disgust with one’s genitals; includes an obsessive preoccupation with a perceived imperfection in the body part

Question 10

skoptic syndrome

Answer 10

an obsessive dislike of one’s primary and secondary sex characteristics, which may lead to genital self-mutilation; may or may not co-occur with gender dysphoria

Question 11

minority stress

Answer 11

the stress of living in a world that stigmatizes transgender individuals, along with the internalization of this deprecating view of oneself

Question 12

affirmative approaches

Answer 12

less directive, exploration-focused approaches; involve helping the individual see a wide variety of ways that one may experience gender including those which exist beyond the traditional binary

Question 13

true gender self child therapy

Answer 13

emphasizes identity exploration; supportive, attentive listening, and encouragement of creativity in order for the child to safely explore and express self-harmonious gender identity (true gender self); liberating the child from stifling gender expectations imposed by others that involve playing a role (false gender self)