Gender Dysphoria

Question 1

What is the term Sex?

• Male/Female; designated at birth and written on birth record and determined by chromosomes and anatomy
• individual’s identification and/or expression which may or may not match sex
• general term to describe when gender identify and sex differ
• steps taken to alter sex including medical, social, or legal actions (e.g., changing legal documents, hormone therapy, using a different name, surgery)

Answer 1

Male/Female; designated at birth and written on birth record and determined by chromosomes and anatomy

Question 2

What is the term Gender identity?

• individual’s identification and/or expression which may or may not match sex
• general term to describe when gender identify and sex differ
• steps taken to alter sex including medical, social, or legal actions (e.g., changing legal documents, hormone therapy, using a different name, surgery)

Answer 2

individual’s identification and/or expression which may or may not match sex

Question 3

What is the term Transgender?

• individual’s identification and/or expression which may or may not match sex
• general term to describe when gender identify and sex differ
• steps taken to alter sex including medical, social, or legal actions (e.g., changing legal documents, hormone therapy, using a different name, surgery)

Answer 3

general term to describe when gender identify and sex differ

Question 4

What is the term Transition?

• general term to describe when gender identify and sex differ
• steps taken to alter sex including medical, social, or legal actions (e.g., changing legal documents, hormone therapy, using a different name, surgery)

Answer 4

steps taken to alter sex including medical, social, or legal actions (e.g., changing legal documents, hormone therapy, using a different name, surgery)

Question 5

With Gender Dysphoria it is clinically significant distress or impairment.
True OR False.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is Gender Dysphoria in children?

Answer 6

Marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender for at least 6 months and at least 6 symptoms from the diagnostic criteria.

Question 7

What is Gender Dysphoria in adults?

Answer 7

Marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender for at least 6 months and at least 2 symptoms from the diagnostic criteria.