Sexual Orientation - Development Flashcards
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Describe the Humanistic Psychotherapy approach
an approach designed to guide the patient to their full potential where the Therapist acts as facilitator
what technique involves reconstruction of personality?
Psychoanalytic
What is a time limited confrontational approach addressing unconscious conflicts?
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic therapy includes:
A confrontational approach with a focus on unconscious conflicts
In the ex of patients getting nauseous at the site of the medical personnel who administer the chemo, the medical personnel are the _____simulus
conditioned
T/F Anti psychotics enhance sexual performance
False; block dopamine
What happened in 1973 in regards to the APA
Homosexuality was removed from the APA and DSM and was considered by most clinicians to be a normal variant of sexual expression/alternative sexual orientation
What is Kinseys scale
7 point scale; Takes into account psychological and physical arousal. He thought humans want to put others in a box and we can’t do that with sexuality. You have to take into account what those thoughts and feelings are, not just about behavior. He thought that no one is exclusively heterosexual
How do kids form gender identity
- parents
- culture
- childs external genitalia
- genetic influence
what is gender identity disorder transexualism
- Rare
2. Boys referred more
what is gender dysphoria
sad; not content; they felt trapped
in gender identity disorder:
- insistence that he or she is the other sex
- preference for cross dressing
- fantasies of being the other sex
- strong preference for playmates of the other sex
Gender dysphoria in children usually is a ____ month duration and have at least six of these things
- strong desire to be other gender
- strong preference for cross dressing
- preference for cross gender roles
- strong preference for toys, games of other gender
- preference for playmates of other gender
- rejection of toys of their gender
- strong dislike of ones sexual anatomy
- strong desire for primary/secondary sex ch’s that match ones exp gender
Describe gender dysphoria in adolescents and adults. Need at least 2 of the following:
- primary & secondary sex ch’s
- desire to be rid of ones sex ch’s
- desire for sex ch’s of other gender
- desire to be of other gender
- desire to be treated as the other gender
- Having feelings and reactions of the other gender
There is an increased concordance for transsexualism in _____ twins
monozygotic
There is no treatment for ____
GID
What is the core meaning in “teaching the parents that it is okay for the child to have these interests and help them accept the child as he is”
The childs best interest always comes first.
When taking a sexual history:
- suspend judgement
- avoid assumptions
3.
Why is the pt reluctant to ask sexual health questions
- physician discomfort
2. anticipated non empathetic response to sexual problems
What is effect of dopamine
- stimulatory effects
- D2 receptor antagonists (antipsychotics)
- prolactin inhibition: causes golacteria
4.
How does serotonin affect sexuality
- overall dampening of sexual functioning
2. Delay of orgasm in both sexes.
What is the good news about serotonin
They are useful in tx of premature ejaculation
how do beta blockers affect sexuality
reduce libido and causes erectile dysfunction
What do alcohol and marijuana do in the short term
decrease inhibition
