lesson 1: gender dysphoria Flashcards
(17 cards)
a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there’s a MISMATCH
between the biological sex and gender identity
Gender dysphoria
another term for gender dysphoria
Gender inconguence
DSM5 meaning
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
people who experience intense, persistent gender incongruence can be given the diagnosis of
Gender dysphoria
assigned at birth, depending on the appearance of the genitalsb
biological sex
the gender that a person “identifies” with or feels themselves to be.
Gender identity
gender identity MATCHES the gender assigned at birth
Cisgender
TRUE OR FALSE
Gender dysphoria is a recognised medical condition, for which treatment is sometimes appropriate.
True
person who physically transitions from male to female or vice versa.
Transsexual
refers to identifying as a gender that is different from the biological gender assigned when you were born
Transgender
how many signs and symptoms for CHILDREN
6
how many signs and symptoms for TEENS ANS ADULTS
2
to help alter voice, to sound more typical of your gender identity
Speech and language therapy
TRUE OR FALSE
Teach patients that they can still get their opposite sex partners pregnant.
True
To make enough sperm, patients should stop taking feminizing hormones for at least _____months.
3 to 6 months