Atypical Gender Development (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Alternative name for Gender Dysphoria
Alternative name for Gender Dysphoria
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Gender Dysphoria definition
Gender Dysphoria definition
Identification with opposite gender & discomfort with assigned sex
Coolidge et al. sample size for GD study
Coolidge et al. sample size for GD study
157 twin pairs
% of GD variance from genetics (Coolidge et al.)
% of GD variance from genetics (Coolidge et al.)
62%
Heylens: MZ twins concordant for GD
Heylens: MZ twins concordant for GD
9 out of 23
Heylens: DZ twins concordant for GD
Heylens: DZ twins concordant for GD
None (0 out of 21)
Heylens study comparison groups
Heylens study comparison groups
23 MZ twins vs 21 DZ twins
Ovesey & Person's theory: cause of GD in males
Ovesey & Person's theory: cause of GD in males
Extreme separation anxiety before gender identity established
Fantasy in psychoanalytic theory of GD
Fantasy in psychoanalytic theory of GD
Symbiotic fusion with mother
Stoller's finding: males with GD & mothers
Stoller's finding: males with GD & mothers
Overly close relationships with mothers
Twin study limitations for GD research
Twin study limitations for GD research
Small sample sizes & low concordance rates
Benefit of biological basis for GD
Benefit of biological basis for GD
Frames as medical issue not personal failing
Risk of labelling GD as mental disorder
Risk of labelling GD as mental disorder
Stigmatises individuals as 'ill' or 'sick'
Ovesey & Person theory limitation
Ovesey & Person theory limitation
Only addresses transgender women, not all GD cases