L07: LGBTQ Mental Health Wellbeing Flashcards
What is a definition of a lesbian
A homosexual woman
What is the definition of Gay
A homosexual man
What is bisexual
Someone who is attracted to more than one sex or gender
What is pan sexual
Someone who is attracted to people regardless of sex or gender
What is asexual
A person who has low or absence sexual attraction to others
What is a queer
Umbrella term used for all sexual orientation and gender identity minorities who are not heterosexual or cisgender
What is cisgender
Someone who identifies as the assigned gender they were given at birth e.g someone born male identifies as male
What is transgender
A person whose gender identity does not correspond to the sex assigned at birth based on the sexual characteristics
What is non binary
Some who doesn’t identify as a man or woman or can identify as both
What is sex
Identity which is assigned at birth based on anatomy
What is gender
How the person identifies their own gender based on their thoughts
What is intersex
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
What is sexual orientation
An inherent enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people
What is gender identity
Someone’s inner more concept of self as male or female of birth or neither
What should you do to find out someone’s pronoun
Ask and do no assume
What terms should you use for transgender
Transgender
Trans
Trans diverse
What questions should you not ask
Genitals or surgery unless they give you permission or it is clinically important
Do we know the number of transgender people in the U.K.
No there is an uncertainty
What can change in sexual orientation and gender identity be seen as in some religion
Negativity
Which sexual orientation groups are likely to experience mental health
Non-heterosexual groups
Which gender identity groups are at higher risk of mental health
Transgender and non-binary
Comparing sexual orientation and gender identity groups which groups are still at higher risk of mental health
Gender identity
What is the minority stores model about
Experiences such as homophobia, stigmatisation are experienced by this popular toon what are internalised to affect mental well being
What does the minority stress model take into consideration
Minority status of gender General stressors Distal stressors Proximal stressors Coping and social support Characteristic of minority identity
Give an example of a general stressor
Working hours
Younger age
Low income
School problems
Give an example of distal stressors
Verbal harassment
Family rejection
Social isolation
Give an example of proximal stressor
Concealment i.e hiding it
Social isolation
How does these factors mentioned in the Minority stress model affect mental health outcomes overall
Negative
Or
Positive
What is the best way to maintain mental health
Interactions with others
What is victimisation
Bullying
If someone experiences victimisation how may this affect them to seek for help
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
What are the benefit of coming out i.e disclosure
Acceptance
Communist
Comfort and happiness
What are the negatives of coming out
Shame
Discrimination
What is gender dysphoria
A sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between biological sex and gender identity
When does gender dysphoria usually being
During adolescence up to puberty when physical appearance appears
How many years is the waiting list for transition
2.5 years
What can refusal of transition treatment result in a person
Feel hopeless
Why do high numbers of people not seek help
Stigmatisation
Confidentiality
Do not identify that they are experiencing mental health
Worry about the effect on career
What treatment does NHS offer to trans woman
Oestrogen Testosterone blockers Fascial hair removal Speech therapy Genital surgery
What treatment does NHS offer to trans men
Testosterone
Chest reconstruction surgery
Genital surgery
Hysterectomy
Following the stonewall report what campaign has the NHS released
Rainbow badge campaign
What is the rainbow badge campaign
Staff that carry badges of rainbow to say they are happy to offer support
In the UK what are the specific LGBTQ services
Mind out
Switchboard- helpline
All about trade (charity)
