FMST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dysfunctional Family, Genderqueer, Gender Dysphoria
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Appropriate therapeutic care for families with pre-pubescent transgender/gender-dissonant. Be sure to clarify the difference between a social and physical transition in your explanation. Gender dissonance rejecting birth sex (gender identity) Core gender identity that there"s a diference between body and sex. Be sure to clarify the difference between these two terms in your explanation. Gender variance not necessarily following gender norms. In 1973, homosexuality was removed from the dsm (diagnostic and statistical manual, which outlines criteria used by psychiatrists to diagnose mental illnesses). According to lev (2004) and rudacille (2005) this removal from the dsm resulted in more mainstream acceptance of gay/lesbian/bisexual identities. Gender identity disorder is still included as a mental disorder in the dsm. Identify and briefly elaborate on all the key points mentioned by the author. Homosexuality removed but gender identity disorder (gid) is included. Only 4 out of 5 criteria are needed to be diagnosed as gid.
