Gender Identity

Question 1

Transsexual

Answer 1

Person who seeks sex-reassignment surgery

Question 2

Transgendered

Answer 2

Person who lives as the opposite gender of their sex w/ hormonal support

Question 3

Transvestite

Answer 3

Person who gets sexual arousal from dressing as the opposite sex

Question 4

Medical issues w/ transgenders

Answer 4

Pt. will need care from specialists of both sexes (urologist and gynecologist)

Question 5

Theories of homosexuality etiology

Answer 5

Biological => hormones, genes, brain differences

Associative => Sexual desire is condition

*Timing => Premature interest to peer group is assoc. w/ homosexuality

Question 6

Cass Model of Gay Development

Answer 6

Identity confusion, comparison, tolerance, acceptance, growth

Question 7

Coleman’s Model of Gay Development

Answer 7

Pre-coming out, coming out, exploration, first relationships

Question 8

Coming Out Age

Answer 8

Men => 12-17

Women => 16-20

Question 9

Challenges to Adjustment for LGBTs

Answer 9

Complicates the formation of social identity

Social disapproval

Restricted access to support

Absence of models for romantic behavior

Question 10

Gender Identity Development

Answer 10

6-8 months: Develop characteristic voices

9-12 months: Develop characteristic faces

24-26 months: Gender imitation and toy identification

32 months: Gender labeling concrete in most groups