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L07: LGBTQ Mental Health Wellbeing Flashcards

1
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What is a definition of a lesbian

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A homosexual woman

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What is the definition of Gay

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A homosexual man

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3
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What is bisexual

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Someone who is attracted to more than one sex or gender

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What is pan sexual

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Someone who is attracted to people regardless of sex or gender

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5
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What is asexual

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A person who has low or absence sexual attraction to others

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What is a queer

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Umbrella term used for all sexual orientation and gender identity minorities who are not heterosexual or cisgender

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7
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What is cisgender

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Someone who identifies as the assigned gender they were given at birth e.g someone born male identifies as male

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8
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What is transgender

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A person whose gender identity does not correspond to the sex assigned at birth based on the sexual characteristics

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What is non binary

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Some who doesn’t identify as a man or woman or can identify as both

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What is sex

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Identity which is assigned at birth based on anatomy

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What is gender

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How the person identifies their own gender based on their thoughts

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What is intersex

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Umbrella term to cover a wide range of natural anatomical variations, people born with sexual characteristic which don’t fit binary notions of male or female bodies

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What is sexual orientation

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An inherent enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people

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What is gender identity

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Someone’s inner more concept of self as male or female of birth or neither

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What should you do to find out someone’s pronoun

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Ask and do no assume

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16
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What terms should you use for transgender

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Transgender
Trans
Trans diverse

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17
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What questions should you not ask

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Genitals or surgery unless they give you permission or it is clinically important

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18
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Do we know the number of transgender people in the U.K.

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No there is an uncertainty

19
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What can change in sexual orientation and gender identity be seen as in some religion

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Negativity

20
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Which sexual orientation groups are likely to experience mental health

A

Non-heterosexual groups

21
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Which gender identity groups are at higher risk of mental health

A

Transgender and non-binary

22
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Comparing sexual orientation and gender identity groups which groups are still at higher risk of mental health

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Gender identity

23
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What is the minority stores model about

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Experiences such as homophobia, stigmatisation are experienced by this popular toon what are internalised to affect mental well being

24
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What does the minority stress model take into consideration

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Minority status of gender 
General stressors 
Distal stressors
Proximal stressors 
Coping and social support 
Characteristic of minority identity
25
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Give an example of a general stressor

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Working hours
Younger age
Low income
School problems

26
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Give an example of distal stressors

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Verbal harassment
Family rejection
Social isolation

27
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Give an example of proximal stressor

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Concealment i.e hiding it

Social isolation

28
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How does these factors mentioned in the Minority stress model affect mental health outcomes overall

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Negative
Or
Positive

29
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What is the best way to maintain mental health

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Interactions with others

30
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What is victimisation

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Bullying

31
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If someone experiences victimisation how may this affect them to seek for help

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They will withdraw from social support that further affects mental health
Person may feel worthless
Not want to do hobby that was a coping mechanism

32
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What are the benefit of coming out i.e disclosure

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Acceptance
Communist
Comfort and happiness

33
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What are the negatives of coming out

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Shame

Discrimination

34
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What is gender dysphoria

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A sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between biological sex and gender identity

35
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When does gender dysphoria usually being

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During adolescence up to puberty when physical appearance appears

36
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How many years is the waiting list for transition

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2.5 years

37
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What can refusal of transition treatment result in a person

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Feel hopeless

38
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Why do high numbers of people not seek help

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Stigmatisation
Confidentiality
Do not identify that they are experiencing mental health
Worry about the effect on career

39
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What treatment does NHS offer to trans woman

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Oestrogen 
Testosterone blockers
Fascial hair removal 
Speech therapy 
Genital surgery
40
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What treatment does NHS offer to trans men

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Testosterone
Chest reconstruction surgery
Genital surgery
Hysterectomy

41
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Following the stonewall report what campaign has the NHS released

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Rainbow badge campaign

42
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What is the rainbow badge campaign

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Staff that carry badges of rainbow to say they are happy to offer support

43
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In the UK what are the specific LGBTQ services

A

Mind out
Switchboard- helpline
All about trade (charity)

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