Week 6: Clinical Psychology's Relationship to LGBTQ+ Populations

Question 1

When was homosexuality removed from the DSM as a mental health disorder?

Answer 1

1973

Question 2

Who is Dr. John Fryer?

Answer 2

• psychiatrist who was gay (1972)
• made a case to remove homosexuality as a mental health disorder

Question 3

Who is Dr. Charles Silverstein?

Answer 3

1972 AABT convention who highlighted oppression and marginalization of LGBTQ+ people

Question 4

What is conversion therapy?

Answer 4

sustained efforts to discourage or change behaviours related to LGBTQ+ identities and expressions which violent ethical guidelines, are not effective and have harmful effects

Question 5

What is behaviour therapy?

Answer 5

a type of psychotherapy that uses learning, operant conditioning, and classical conditioning to decrease symptoms and change maladaptive behaviours

Question 6

What is the current state of expression change efforts in Canada?

Answer 6

• apology
• acknowledge involvement
• Bill C-4 banning conversion therapy in Feb 2022

Question 7

What is minority stress and its relevant to working with LGBTQ+ clients?

Answer 7

• coming out = more healthy
• many layers
• more vigilant
• need different approach
• natural stress

Question 8

What is heterosexual assumption?

Answer 8

all people are presume to be heterosexual and heterosexual behaviour and different-sex relationships are considered normal, natural and unproblematic

Question 9

How does the heterosexual assumption lead to bias in research on homosexuality?

Answer 9

assumptions makes LGBTQ+ people invisible and when behavioural scientist publicly discuss research in this area there is a message that heterosexual parenting is the gold standard to which other family forms must measure up