SM_121b: Gender Development Flashcards

1
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Gender identity is ____

A

Gender identity is person’s perception of having a particular gender

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Gender expression is ____

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Gender expression is the way in which a person expresses their gender identity, through appearance, dress, and behavior

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3
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Gender behaviors is ____

A

Gender behaviors is typical set of behaviors associated with a gender

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4
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Sexual orientation is ____

A

Sexual orientation is who a person is attracted to

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5
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Sexual identity is ____

A

Sexual identity is how one thinks of themselves in terms of who they are attracted to

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6
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Sexual behavior is ____

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Sexual behavior is the process by which one expresses sexuality

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7
Q

Homosexuality removed from DSM between ____ and ____

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Homosexuality removed from DSM between DSM-2 and DSM-3

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In DSM-5, ____ replaced gender identity disorder

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In DSM-5, gender dysphoria replaced gender identity disorder

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9
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ICD-11 removed ____ from mental and behavioral disorders chapter

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ICD-11 removed gender incongruence from mental and behavioral disorders chapter

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10
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_____ identity begins around age 4

A

Gender identity begins around age 4

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____ orientation begins around age 12

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Sexual orientation begins around age 12

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12
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DSM-5 has ____ criteria for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents / adults

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DSM-5 has separate criteria for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents / adults

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13
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Gender dysphoria that continues into adolescence is ____

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Gender dysphoria that continues into adolescence is unlikely to subside and often intensifies with pubertal changes

(15-27% persistence of gender dysphoria into adolescence)

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14
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Factors that predict persistence of gender dysphoria into adolescence / adulthood is ____, ____, and ____

A

Factors that predict persistence of gender dysphoria into adolescence / adulthood is higher intensity of childhood gender dysphoria, social transition status, and a tendency to assert gender cognitively

I am a boy (cognitively) versus I feel like a boy (affectively)

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15
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Gender dysphoria is asociated with ____

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Gender dysphoria is asociated with psychiatric comorbidities

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16
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_____ is the process by which an individual lives as their affirmed gender

A

Social transition is the process by which an individual lives as their affirmed gender

(may involve legal process of changing one’s name)

17
Q

Transgender youth who socially transition have ____ rates of depression and ____ levels of anxiety than those who do not

A

Transgender youth who socially transition have similar rates of depression and slightly higher levels of anxiety than those who do not

18
Q

Gender dysphoria ____ around the onset of puberty

A

Gender dysphoria often intensifies around the onset of puberty

19
Q

Early intervention with ____ may help alleviate psychological distress by pausing development of secondary sex characteristics and buying time for youth to explore gender

A

Early intervention with GnRH agonists (leuprolide, histrelin) may help alleviate psychological distress by pausing development of secondary sex characteristics and buying time for youth to explore gender

20
Q

Gender dysphoric individuals who have ____ can be treated with GnRH agonist

A

Gender dysphoric individuals who have entered puberty at Tanner Stage 2 can be treated with GnRH agonist

21
Q

Puberty blockers ____ gender dysphoria

A

Puberty blockers do not decrease gender dysphoria

(decrease rates of lifetime suicidal ideation)

22
Q

GnRH for social transition is ____

A

GnRH for social transition is reversible

23
Q

Treat transmasculine individuals with ____

A

Treat transmasculine individuals with testosterone

(gender affirming hormones)

24
Q

Treat transfeminine individuals with ____

A

Treat transfeminine individuals with estradiol ± androgen blockers

25
Q

Gender affirming hormones are ____

A

Gender affirming hormones are partially irreversible

(adolescents can consent at 16 years old)

26
Q

Gender affirming hormones ____

A

Gender affirming hormones alleviate gender dysphoria

27
Q

Gender affirming surgery is ____

A

Gender affirming surgery is irreversible