Abnormal Chapter 10 Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder

Exam 2 

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◦Person feels trapped in the body of the wrong sex ◦Assume the identity of the desired sex, but the goal is not sexual
Gender identity disorder
Onset of gender identity disorder
- between 18 months and 3 years of age
◦experiencing with their biological sex
Gender identity disorder
Difficulty functioning in sexual situations
Sexual dysfunctions
◦sexual arousal occurs with inappropriate situations
Paraphilias
Who is a candidate
–Want to make sure that person “forsure” wants to be in that role –Must live 1 to 2 years in that role first before the surgery –Must be stable – therefore working with a therapist (well functioning)–Financially okay and has social support
◦__ % report satisfaction with new identity
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__ - ___ conversions adjust better than ___ - ___
◦Female-to-male male-to-female
—Psychosocial Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder
◦Involve realigning the persons psychological gender with their biological sex
—involve desire, arousal, and/or orgasm change
Sexual dysfunctions
sexual dysfunctions Affects about __ % of all females and __% of males
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◦Most prevalent class of disorder in the United States
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual dysfunctions can classified as either __ or ___
Lifelongaquired
Sexual dysfunctions can classified as either __ or ___
- generalized- specific
◦Little or no interest in any type of sexual activity ◦Masturbation, sexual fantasies, and intercourse are rare in this disorder
—Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder