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MCN Lesson 2 - 9/3/24 Flashcards

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____________ in a population means there is a mixture or variety of sociodemographic groups, experiences, and beliefs in the population.

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Diversity

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____________ is a view of the world and a set of traditions a specific social group uses and transmits to the next generation.

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Culture

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Video 1:

Healthcare providers must be mindful of

Social Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics
Linguistic Characteristics

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yes

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Video: Being aware of the social, cultural, and linguistic characteristics

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Cultural Competence

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Cultural Competency Terminology for Nurses
❗7C DERAMENT❗

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Culture
Diversity
Culture-specific values
Culture universal values
Ethnicity
Race
Acculturation
Cultural socialization
Ethnocentrism
Cultural awareness
Cultural competence
Cultural humility
Mores
Norms
Taboos

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a view of the world and a set of traditions a specific social group uses and transmits to the next generation

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Culture

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Means there is a mixture or variety of sociodemographic groups, experiences, and beliefs, in the population

the condition of having or being composed of differing elements

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Diversity

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are norms and patterns of behavior unique to one particular culture.

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Culture-specific values

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refers to values, norms, and patterns shared across almost all cultures.

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Culture universal values

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refers to the cultural group into which a person was born, although the term is sometimes used in a narrower context to mean only race.

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Ethnicity

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________, a social construct, refers to a category of people who share a socially recognized physical characteristic, often skin color or facial features.

It can also refer to a group of people who share the same ancestry.

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Race

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refers to the loss of ethnic traditions because of disuse.

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Acculturation

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means people blend into the general population or adopt the values of the dominant culture.

Adapting other cultures instead of your own

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Cultural assimilation

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is the belief one’s own culture is superior to all others.

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Ethnocentrism

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is being aware cultural differences exist.

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Cultural awareness

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is respecting cultural differences or diversity.

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Cultural competence

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is a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique that begins, not with an assessment of a patient’s beliefs, but rather with an assessment of your own.

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Cultural humility

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are the strongest of the social norms, which relate to the basic moral judgments of a society. They tell us to do certain things, such as pay proper respect to our parents and teachers. They can also tell us not to do certain things, such as not to kill other human beings or do not indulge into adultery or homosexuality.

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Mores

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A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group

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Norms

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Actions not acceptable to a culture Three universal taboos are murder, incest, and cannibalism

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Taboos

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2020 National Health Goals Related to Cultural Influences on Health Care

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  • Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care from a baseline of 70.5% to a target of 77.6%.
  • Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period from a baseline of 43.5% to a target of 60.6%.
  • Increase the proportion of healthy full-term infants who are put down to sleep on their backs from a baseline of 69.0% to a target of 75.9%:
  • Increase the proportion of young children who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration from a baseline of 68% to a target of 80%
  • Reduce the rate of suicide from 11.3 per 100,000 to 10.2 per 100,000, a 10% decrease.
  • Reduce the adolescent suicide attempt rate from 1.9 per 100 to 1.7 per 100, a 10% decrease.
  • Increase the proportion of homeless people who suffer from mental illness who are able to receive mental health services from 37% to 41%.
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is care guided by cultural aspects and respects individual differences (Damell & Hickson, 2015).

is a comparative study of cultures to understand similarities (culture universal) & difference (culture-specific) across human groups (Leininger, 1991).

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Transcultural nursing

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NURSING PROCESS OVERVIEW

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For Care that Respects
Cultural Diversity
Assessment

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(A D oP I E)

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Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcome Identification And Planning
Implementation
Outcome Evaluation

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What data is collected?

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Assessment

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What is the problem?

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Diagnosis

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How to manage the problem?

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Planning

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Putting the plan into action

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Implementation

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Did the plan work?

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Evaluation

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Enumerate the Area Of Assessment

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Ethnicity
Communication
Touch
Time
Occupation
Pain
Family Structure
Male and Female roles
Religion
Health beliefs
Nutrition
Community

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Assessing for Cultural Values

What is the family’s cultural preference?

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Ethnicity

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Assessing for Cultural Values

What is the main language use in the home?

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Communication

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Do the family members typically touch each other?

Do they use intimate or conversational space?

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Touch

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Is being on time important?

Is planning for the future important?

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Time

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Is work important to the family?

Do they plan leisure time or leave it unstructured?

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Occupation

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Does the family express pain or remain stoic when faced with it?

What do they belive relives pain best?

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Pain

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Is the family nuclear? Extended? Single-Parent?

Are family roles clear?

Can an individual name a family member he or she would call on for support in a crisis?

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Family Structure

38
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Assessing for Cultural Values

Is the family male or female dominant?

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Male and Female Roles

39
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Assessing for Cultural Values

What is the family’s religion? Do they actively practice their religion?

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Religion

40
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Assessing for Cultural Values

What does the family belive about health? What do they believe causes illness?

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Health Beliefs

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Does the family eat mainly ethnic foods? Are the foods they enjoy available in their community?

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Nutriotion

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Assessing for Cultural Values

Is the predominant culture in the community the same as the family’s?
Can they name a neighbor they could call on in a crisis?

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Community

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is expecting a person to act in a characteristic way without regard to his or her individual traits.

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Stereotyping

44
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is a negative attitude toward members of a group or is an intellectual act.

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Prejudice

45
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is the action of treating people differently based on their physical or cultural traits or is a doing act.

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Discrimination

46
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Assessing for Cultural Values
- COMMUNICATION PATTERNS

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Language
Nonverbal Communication
Use of Conversational Space
- Intimate space
- Conversational space
- Public space

47
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Assessing for Cultural Values

❗TECH TRP FC RN❗

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Communication Patterns
Ethnicity
Time Orientation
Touch
Family Structure
Concepts of Male and Female Role
Religion and Spirituality
Health Beliefs
Nutrition Practices
Pain Responses
Community

48
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When working with people who have diverse sexual orientations or diverse gender identities, there are four elements of identity that you will need to know

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  • sex assigned at birth
  • gender identity
  • gender expression
  • sexual orientation
49
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  • based on physical anatomy
  • this is often a sign before or immediately after birth by looking at the baby’s anatomy
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Sex-assigned at birth

50
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The term __________ is used as an umbrella term for those born with varying sex characteristics.

About one in every 100 people are born this way.

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intersex

51
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is a person’s internal sense of their own gender

how you feel about your gender and your role in your culture’s gendered practices

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Gender identity

52
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Key terms related to Gender Identity

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Cisgender
Transgender

53
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describes how people express their gender externally

this could be through clothing hobbies mannerisms or hairstyles

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Gender expression

54
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Note: Gender expression does not tell us how someone identifies their gender and it is best not to assume who someone is based on their style of clothing.

It’s best to ask the person how they identify.

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yes

55
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describes feelings of attraction

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Sexual Orientation

56
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Common terms ( sexual orientation)

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Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Pansexual
Queer
Straight

57
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describes a girl or woman who is primarily attracted to other
girls or women

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Lesbian

58
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describes boys or men who are primarily attracted to other boys or men but this term is also used by anyone who was attracted to the same gender

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Gay

59
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refers to people who are attracted to their own gender as well as other genders

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Bisexual

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refers to someone who is attracted to people regardless of gender

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Pansexual

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is used to describe someone who may not feel sexual attraction to any gender. This does not mean that the person doesn’t want to be in relationships, it just means that the element of sexual attraction is absent

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Asexual

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is used as an umbrella term that can only be defined by the individual using it

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Queer

63
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means they are attracted to people of the opposite gender.

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Straight

64
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Development of Sexual Orientation

Not known
Genetically determined
Develops due to the effect of ______________ or ______________ in utero

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estrogen, testosterone

65
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Assuming anything about patients is a barrier to good communication.

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true

66
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION TERMINOLOGY FOR NURSES

LGB HH WM

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Heterosexual
Homosexual
Gay
Lesbian
MSM
WSW
Bisexual

67
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The __________ has recommendations for changes that can be made across organizations to Increase effective communication with LGB patients.

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Joint Commission

68
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Both men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with women (WSW) include individuals who may not self-identify as gay or homosexual but who may have sex with people of the same gender.

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yes

69
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is someone who finds sexual fulfillment with a member of the opposite gender.

Straight is often used in place of this.

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Heterosexual

70
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is someone who finds sexual fulfillment with a member of his or her own sex.

Same-sex partner and gay (for men or women) can be umbrella terms to use instead of this.

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Homosexual

71
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Male-identified individuals who are sexually attracted to male partners. This term is also sometimes used to refer to both men and women who have same-sex partners.

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Gay

72
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Female-identified individuals who are sexually attracted to female partners.

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Lesbian

73
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MSM

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Men who have sex with men.

74
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WSW

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Women who have sex with women.

75
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they achieve sexual satisfaction from both same-sex and heterosexual relationships.

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Bisexual

76
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THREE MAIN TYPES OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION

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Heterosexual
Homosexual
Bisexual
Asexual

77
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not sexually attracted to either men or women

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Asexual

78
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Perception of yourself

Inner sense of a person has of being male or female

May be same or different from sex assigned at birth

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GENDER IDENTITY

79
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Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION

80
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1 in __ woman worldwide has experienced either physical or sexual violence - mainly by an intimate partner

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1 in 3

81
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Terms related to gender identity

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Cisgender
Transgender
MTF
FTM
Hormone replacement therapy
Gender affirmation surgery

82
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when an individual feels their gender and their sex match

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Cisgender

83
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when an individual feels their gender and their sex do not match

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Transgender

84
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MTF: male-tofemale transition;
usually prefers female pronouns

FTM: female-to-male transition;
usually prefers male pronouns

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yes

85
Q

use of estrogens and antiandrogens for MTF individuals and testosterone for FTM individuals to gain characteristics of their gender identity

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Hormone replacement therapy

86
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surgical procedures to change body characteristics to match an individual’s gender identity

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Gender affirmation surgery

87
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the inner sense a person has of being male or female, which may be the same as or different from sex assigned at birth.

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Gender identity

88
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usually based on a person’s chromosomal sex: male (XY) or female (XX).

There have been cases of individuals born intersex, with ambiguous genitalia, where sex was assigned based on a provider’s assessment of the genitalia alone.

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Sex assigned at birth

89
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the behavior a person exhibits, which may or may not be the same as the person’s gender identity or sex assigned at birth.

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Gender expression

90
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is the realization one’s physical sex and gender are mismatched, which can cause a lot of stress and anxiety.

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Gender dysphoria

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