L07: LGBTQ Mental Health Wellbeing

Question 1

What is a definition of a lesbian

Answer 1

A homosexual woman

Question 2

What is the definition of Gay

Answer 2

A homosexual man

Question 3

What is bisexual

Answer 3

Someone who is attracted to more than one sex or gender

Question 4

What is pan sexual

Answer 4

Someone who is attracted to people regardless of sex or gender

Question 5

What is asexual

Answer 5

A person who has low or absence sexual attraction to others

Question 6

What is a queer

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is cisgender

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What is transgender

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is non binary

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is sex

Answer 10

Identity which is assigned at birth based on anatomy

Question 11

What is gender

Answer 11

How the person identifies their own gender based on their thoughts

Question 12

What is intersex

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What is sexual orientation

Answer 13

An inherent enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people

Question 14

What is gender identity

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What should you do to find out someone’s pronoun

Answer 15

Ask and do no assume

Question 16

What terms should you use for transgender

Answer 16

Transgender
Trans
Trans diverse

Question 17

What questions should you not ask

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

No there is an uncertainty

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Negativity

Question 20

Which sexual orientation groups are likely to experience mental health

Answer 20

Non-heterosexual groups

Question 21

Which gender identity groups are at higher risk of mental health

Answer 21

Transgender and non-binary

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Gender identity

Question 23

What is the minority stores model about

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What does the minority stress model take into consideration

Answer 24

Minority status of gender 
General stressors 
Distal stressors
Proximal stressors 
Coping and social support 
Characteristic of minority identity

Question 25

Give an example of a general stressor

Answer 25

Working hours Younger age Low income School problems

Question 26

Give an example of distal stressors

Answer 26

Verbal harassment Family rejection Social isolation

Question 27

Give an example of proximal stressor

Answer 27

Concealment i.e hiding it | Social isolation

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Negative Or Positive

Question 29

What is the best way to maintain mental health

Answer 29

Interactions with others

Question 30

What is victimisation

Answer 30

Bullying

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What are the benefit of coming out i.e disclosure

Answer 32

Acceptance Communist Comfort and happiness

Question 33

What are the negatives of coming out

Answer 33

Shame | Discrimination

Question 34

What is gender dysphoria

Answer 34

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

Question 35

When does gender dysphoria usually being

Answer 35

During adolescence up to puberty when physical appearance appears

Question 36

How many years is the waiting list for transition

Answer 36

2.5 years

Question 37

What can refusal of transition treatment result in a person

Answer 37

Feel hopeless

Question 38

Why do high numbers of people not seek help

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What treatment does NHS offer to trans woman

Answer 39

``` Oestrogen Testosterone blockers Fascial hair removal Speech therapy Genital surgery ```

Question 40

What treatment does NHS offer to trans men

Answer 40

Testosterone Chest reconstruction surgery Genital surgery Hysterectomy

Question 41

Following the stonewall report what campaign has the NHS released

Answer 41

Rainbow badge campaign

Question 42

What is the rainbow badge campaign

Answer 42

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

Question 43

In the UK what are the specific LGBTQ services

Answer 43

Mind out Switchboard- helpline All about trade (charity)