PSYC 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mental Disorder, Sex Organ, Human Bonding
17 Nov 2014
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Psyc 106: movies and mental illnesses lecture 8: gender identity disorder and. 1973; lewin, 1984): sex and gender are the primary variables investigated by gender psychologists, when interpreting research, we must recognize that intersectionality among variables (e. g. , sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, ability, age) impacts individual experience. In canada: legal recognition of gender change, but only after completion of medical intervention, explicit anti-discrimination laws in northwest territories and ontario, implied laws in other provinces and territories. What is gender dysphoria: a mental disorder in the dsm-v, published by the american psychiatric association, previously called gender identity disorder (gid) in the dsm-iv. Gid in children (dsm-iv: repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he/she is, the other sex. In boys, a preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire; in girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypical masculine clothing: strong and persistent preference for cross-sex roles in make-believe play or persistent fantasies of being the other sex.
