Gender Dysphoria

Question 1

define sexual orientation

Answer 1

describes an individual’s enduring physical, romantic, emotional, and/or spiritual attraction to another person

Question 2

define gender identity

Answer 2

one’s personal sense of being a man or a woman

Question 3

gender identity vs gender expression

Answer 3

Gender identity: person’s internal sense of being male, female, other
Gender expression: way person communicates gender identity to others

Question 4

gender identity and gender expression does or Does not imply sexual orientation

Answer 4

does not

Question 5

define gender dysphoria

Answer 5

A marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, of at least 6 month’s duration, as manifested by at least two of the following criteria

Question 6

what are the 6 criteria we use to define gender dysphoria: (you need at least two of these)

Answer 6

1. Marked incongruence between one’s EXPERIENCED/EXPRESSED GENDER and primary and/or secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS
2. Strong desire to be RID of one’s primary and/or secondary sex characteristics
3. Strong desire FOR the primary and/or secondary sex characteristics OF THE OTHER GENDER
4. Strong desire to BE OF THE OTHER GENDER
5. Strong desire to be TREATED AS THE OTHER GENDER
6. Strong conviction that one has the TYPICAL FEELINGS AND RXNS OF THE OTHER GENDER

Question 7

what are the “3 Ds” for?

Answer 7

to define a pysch disorder

Question 8

what are the 3 Ds?

Answer 8

to be a pysch disorder: 3 Ds: deviant of the normal population, distress, dysfunction (causes difficulty in functioning in everyday life)

Question 9

gender dysphoria is a condition MUST BE associated with clinically significant _________ or ________ in functioning

Answer 9

Condition is associated with clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning

Question 10

gender dysphoria often starts when?

Answer 10

childhood

Question 11

gender dysphoria is often manifested by (from childhood) …. (5)

Answer 11

1. Repeatedly stating DESIRE TO BE, or insistence that he or she is the other sex
2. Preference for ATTIRE of the other sex
   Strong and persistent preferences for CROSS-SEX ROLES in make believe play, or persistent fantasies of being the other sex
3. Strong preference for PLAYMATES OF THE OTHER SEX
4. boys: dont want penis
5. girls: want a penis

Question 12

gender dysphoria in childhood, MUST BE associated with clinically significant _______ or ______ in where?

Answer 12

Condition is associated with clinically significant distress or impairment in social, school, or other important areas of functioning

Question 13

who comes up with the standards for txt of gender dysphoria?

Answer 13

Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender-Nonconforming People – World Professional Assoc for Transgender Health (WPATH) (Version 7)

Question 14

what is the goal of SOC (standards of care) ?

Answer 14

provide CLINICAL GUIDANCE to HEALTH PROFESSIONALS to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, in order to MAXIMIZE HEALTH, PYSCH WELLBEING, SELF-FULLFILLMENT

Question 15

assistance from the SOC may include… (6)

Answer 15

1. primary care
2. gynecologic and urologic care
3. reproductive options
4. voice and communication therapy
5. mental health services (e.g., assessment, counseling, psychotherapy)
6. hormonal and surgical treatments.