PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Transvestic Fetishism, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder
30 Jul 2011
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Chapter 14 sexual and gender identity disorders. successful adaptation in the new role for at least 1 year before the surgery. adequate understanding of the actual limitations and consequences of the surgery. psychotherapy in the context of an established gender identity program. A person with gid who enters a program that entails alteration of the body is generally required to undergo 6-12 months of psychotherapy. Preoperative factors that seemed to predict favorable post-surgery adjustment were: Gender identity was assumed to be too deep-seated to alter; some apparently successful procedures for altering gender identity through behavior therapy have been reported, however. Cross-gender identity may be amenable to change; this can be done through shaping various specific behaviors, such as mannerisms and interpersonal behavior; they also included attention to cognitive components, such as fantasies. Most transsexuals refuse such therapy programs that are aimed at changing gender identity.
