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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