PSYC 235 Lecture 11: Module 11: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria II
2 Dec 2016
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Sex: assigned at birth, this is a person"s biological status based on factors such as chromosomes, internal reproductive organs, and external genitalia. Gender: socially constructed attitudes, feelings, and behaviour that a given culture associates with a person"s biological sex. Gender identity: one"s own sense of oneself on a continuum of male, female or transgender (or many identities in between). Gender expression: the way in which a person acts to communicate their gender within their culture. This may be inconsistent with socially prescribed gender roles and gender identity. Sexual orientation: the sex of those to whom one is sexually and romantically attracted. Historical context of sexual orientation in the dsm. Homosexuality was originally categorized as a psychological disorder in the. Removed in 1973 - second printing of dsm-ii. Did change in social norms lead to change in dsm, or did the dsm facilitate change in norms. Social awareness plays an important role in stigma and pathologizing.
