PSY317H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Birth Weight, Pituitary Gland, Gonadotropin
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Gender dysphoria in children and adolescents: topics of interest. O(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)i(cid:396)th-assigned gender, typically assigned based on anatomical sex. The gender that an individual was assigned when they were born. Describes individuals whose gender role presentation does not conform to norms based on their natal sex; the norms are relative to a given sociocultural context and developmental stage. Terms used to describe individuals that do not behave in accordance to the stereotypes of their (cid:862)ge(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:863) O(cid:374)e"s se(cid:374)se of thei(cid:396) o(cid:449)(cid:374) ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) (cid:894)t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)all(cid:455) as (cid:373)ale, fe(cid:373)ale, o(cid:396) so(cid:373)e alte(cid:396)(cid:374)ati(cid:448)e(cid:895) Clinical diagnosis given as a result of distress related to an incongruence between natal sex and experienced gender identity. In western contexts, refers typically to individuals who identify with the gender opposite to their natal sex. In non-weste(cid:396)(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)ts, (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:396)efe(cid:396) to (cid:862)thi(cid:396)d(cid:863) ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals. Similar to gender dysphoria although dysphoria is typically clinical. Refers to individuals who identify with the same gender as their natal sex.
