Explanations of Gender Dysphoria 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyGenderA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Keyleigh-StormCreated on: 04-06-16 18:27 1067421985 Across 1. In some cases it's been suggested that persistently dressing a young boy in girl's clothing (or vice versa) may cause transsexualism, although ------- claims there's no evidence to support this. (7) 5. AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) & CAH (Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia) may result in an -------- condition when external genitalia doesn't match genetic sex & someone may be assigned wrong at birth. (8) 7. 1 region of the brain that's been studied is the BSTc (bed nucleus of the stria terminalis), which is located in the --------. (8) 8. The brain-sex theory of transsexualism is based on the fact that male & female brains are different & perhaps transsexuals' brains don't match their ------- sex. (7) Down 1. A group of Dutch researchers reported that boys born to mothers who were exposed to ------- (which can promote oestrogen) displayed feminised play. (7) 2. IDA - who reports that 1 in 2,000 people are born with anomalous genitals and may be given an incorrect gender assignation? Research is important in providing info about the effects of these wrong assignations & finding the best solutions. (9) 4. Some psychologists have proposed that gender dysphoria is related to ----- illness, which in turn is linked to some childhood trauma or maladaptive upbringing. (6) 6. Who's proposed 2 groups: 'homosexual transsexuals' = wish to change sex as they're attracted to men & 'non-homosexual transsexuals' = wish to change sex as they're autogynephilic (sexually aroused by the thought/image of themselves as a woman)? (9) 9. IDA - Organisation Intersex International (OII) campaign for the rights of -------- individuals. (They see all infants as born as interrsexes & believe they should have the right to determine their own sexual identity once old enough). (8) 10. Who proposed that GID results from distorted parental attitudes? (clinical interviews with people diagnosed with GID they displayed overly close mother-son relationships - likely to lead to greater female identity & confused gender identity). (7)
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