Human Sexuality and Gender: Considerations in Healthcare Flashcards
Gender/gender role
Sex
Gender ID
Tradinaitonal behavioral differences defined by culture
Biology
Person’s snes of own gender
Sexual identity independent of
Gender of a persnon’s current partner
Kinsey scale
0-6
0 is hetero
6 is homo
1,5 incidentially other
Stereotype
Bias
Set of inacurrate simplistic generalizations about a group
Tendency that prevents unprejudiced ocnsideration
Stereotypes can lead to bias
Coming out
Life-long process
Not always linear process
Stage 1 of coming out and tasks, feelings, defenses
Identity confusion - occurs when a person begins to relize that he or she ma relate to or ID as gay or lesbian ***personaliszing the identity
Explorato and increasing awarness
Anxiety, confusin
Denial
Stage 2
Identity comparison
Occurs whe na person accepts the possibility
Exporation of implications, encoutering others like oneself
Anxiety, excitement
Bargainging and rationalizign
Stage 3
Identity tolerance
Occurs when a persn comes to accept the probability
Recognizing socialand emotional needs
Anger, exctiement
Reactivity
Stage 4
identity acceptance
FUlly accepts rather than tolerates
Deveolopement of communicty and acculturation
Rage and sadness
Hostility towards straight culture
Stage 5
identity pride
Immerses in LGBT community
Full expereicne and confronts internalized homophobia
Excitement and ofucsed anger
Arrogant pride and rejection of straight culture
Stage 6
idendity synthesis
Fully internalized and inegrated and expereinces as a whoe when interacting in all environements
Coming out as fully as possible
Excitement and happiness
Minimal
Families of choice
Replacement family netowkrs of individuals significant to them
