Module 21: Gender Dysphoria

Question 1

Gender Dysphoria

Answer 1

+ marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, for at least 6 months
+ intersexuality or hermaphroditism

Question 2

What do individuals with gender dysphoria show higher levels of during certain critical periods?

Answer 2

+ slightly higher levels of testosterone or estrogen at certain critical periods of development
+ show elevated levels of anxiety, disruptive, impulse-control, and depressive disorders