Gender Dysphoria Flashcards
what was Gender Identity Disorder called in the DSM I?
Sexual Deviation under Sociopathic Personality Disorders, Homosexuality, Transvestism, Pedophilia, Fetishism and Sexual Sadism
what was Gender Identity Disorder called in the DSM II?
Sexual Orientation Disturbance
when was homosexuality deleted?
in the DSM II and due to a 1973 symposium
what was Gender Identity Disorder called in the DSM III?
Ego-dystonic homosexuality under sexual disorder
what were the changes in the DSM III R, DSM IV, DSM IV-TR? (regarding gender identity disorder)
deletion of Ego-dystonic homosexuality,
sexual disorder NOS
persistent and marked distress about one’s sexual orientation
this disorder is characterized by a marked incongruence between the person’s assigned gender and their expressed gender
Discomfort with one’s own assigned gender and clinically significant distress or impairment
Gender Dysphoria
what are the specifiers for Gender Dysphoria?
With a disorder/difference of sex development
how long should the marked incongruence be in Gender Dysphoria?
6 months
what are the markers for gender dysphoria in children? (name at least six) one must be Criterion A1.
- A strong desire to be of the other gender or an insistence that one is the other
gender (or some alternative gender different from one’s assigned gender). - In boys (assigned gender), a strong preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire; or in girls (assigned gender), a strong preference for wearing only typical masculine clothing and a strong resistance to the wearing of typical feminine clothing.
- A strong preference for cross-gender roles in make-believe play or fantasy play.
- A strong preference for the toys, games, or activities stereotypically used or engaged in by the other gender.
- A strong preference for playmates of the other gender.
- In boys (assigned gender), a strong rejection of typically masculine toys, games, and activities and a strong avoidance of rough-and-tumble play; or in girls (assigned gender), a strong rejection of typically feminine toys, games, and activities.
- A strong dislike of one’s sexual anatomy.
- A strong desire for the primary and/or secondary sex characteristics that match one’s experienced gender
what are the markers for Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Adults? (name at least 2)
- A marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and
primary and/or secondary sex characteristics (or in young adolescents, the anticipated secondary sex characteristics). - A strong desire to be rid of one’s primary and/or secondary sex characteristics because of a marked incongruence with one’s experienced/expressed gender (or in young adolescents, a desire to prevent
the development of the anticipated secondary sex characteristics). - A strong desire for the primary and/or secondary sex characteristics of the
other gender. - A strong desire to be of the other gender (or some alternative gender different
from one’s assigned gender). - A strong desire to be treated as the other gender (or some alternative gender different from one’s assigned gender).
- A strong conviction that one has the typical feelings and reactions of the other
gender (or some alternative gender different from one’s assigned gender).
what the specifiers for Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Adults?
With a disorder/difference of sex development
Posttransition
what does it mean if a person is diagnosed with gender dysphoria, posttransition?
The individual has transitioned to full-time living in the experienced gender (with or without legalization of gender change) and has undergone (or is preparing to have) at least one gender-affirming medical procedure or treatment regimen—namely, regular gender-affirming hormone treatment or gender reassignment surgery confirming the experienced gender
(e.g., breast augmentation surgery and/or vulvovaginoplasty in an individual assigned male at birth; transmasculine chest surgery and/or phalloplasty or metoidioplasty in an individual assigned female at birth)
what is vulvovaginoplasty?
Vulvovaginoplasty is a surgery to remove portions of your current genitals and reposition them to create a vulva and vagina.
what is phalloplasty?
Phalloplasty is a type of penis surgery.
A surgeon will remove skin from another area of your body to create or repair a penis.
what is metoidioplasty?
Metoidioplasty is a masculinizing gender-affirming surgery that creates a small phallus and enables a patient to urinate while standing.
