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6. How do the Evolutionary and Behaviourist approach explain Gender Dysphoria?
- Gender through experience
- Gender through imprinting and and conditioning
- Gender through observation of role model
7. What does Zhou et al look at through the Brain Sex Theory?
- BSTC in hypothalamus. Male to female transgender, when taking feminising hormones, the BSTC becomes the same size as a heterosexual female
- Male to female transgender, when taking feminising hormones have an increase in the BSTC
8. What did Lothstein find about female-male transsexuals?
- Mothers tended to be cohesive - Girls couldn't identify specific gender charactertistics
- Mothers tended not to have a strong gender role
- Fathers were not around, so mothers took on both roles
- Brought up by fathers - no female role model
9. What can happen if the Electra/Oedipus complexes are not complete?
- Misidentification with the wrong role model - Boys looking up to mother
- Can cause a misunderstanding of gender roles
- Conflict in gender behaviour
10. How does the biological approach explain gender dysphoria?
- Role of chemical imbalances during puberty
- Brain sex Theory - Size and structure of the brain determines gender
- Role of hormones and Genes during puberty