PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Gender Dysphoria, Paraphilia, Progestin
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Gender identity disorder (transsexual) : starts usually from childhood, where people believe they are of the opposite sex. 6. 6x more frequent in boys than it is in girls. Those that are excluded from this group are persons with schizophrenia and hermaphrodites. Can be influenced by hormones such as the case of the dominican republic individuals who had small penis and than developed on as they grew older an as a result grew into their masculinity figure. The other case of the women who take progestin (testosterone) while pregnant, their fetus become tom boys. Thought of to be a mental disorder however, others thing it should be removed from the dsm as one can lead to homosexuality (gay) Prenatal sex hormones can contribute to cross dressing and behaviour.
