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gender identity disorder in children facts
gender identity disorder in children facts Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994) classification system refers to a strong identification with and preference for the gender role characteristics of the other sex. This is expressed through play, behaviour and verbal statements of a desire to be the other sex. Most […]
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gender dysphoria definition
Gender dysphoria Gender dysphoria is defined as unease about one’s biological sex. It refers to the individual’s experience of the inappropriateness of or discomfort with his gender, despite having typical male or female chromosomal and anatomical sexual configurations. This may be evident in infants from two years of age who express excessive desire to be […]
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CULTURAL VARIANCE IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENDER
CULTURAL VARIANCE IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENDER Anthropological and sociological studies have identified significant cultural variation in gender systems and attitudes towards gender variance. Wide variations exist in beliefs about the nature of biology and what constitutes sex, and physical difference per se is not always seen as sufficient to produce gender. The Zuni tribe of […]
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Male and female sex differentiation
Male and female sex differentiation Biological sex may be defined on many levels—ex-determining genes, sex chromosomes, HY sex-determining antigen, gonads, hormones, internal reproductive structures or external genitalia. In some infants, sex cannot be determined as exclusively male or female and complex decisions must be made about sex assignment and surgical intervention. Genetic sex is established […]
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Biological sex and infant development
Biological sex and infant development The majority of neonates are designated either male or female at birth, or prenatally with the use of ultrasound technology. Biological sex has profound implications for infant development for complex reasons. First, there is increasing evidence of difference in male and female brain differentiation, although the extent to which this […]
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CONCEPTS OF SEX AND GENDER
CONCEPTS OF SEX AND GENDER Infant mental health has had surprisingly little to say about gender. While infant researchers may observe and comment on ‘sex differences’ there has been little analysis of this, and even less analysis of underlying assumptions of models of gender development. The retrospective psychoanalytic accounts by Freud, while they may be […]
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Dissociation and trauma
Dissociation and trauma Dissociation refers to a neurologically based protective mechanism of withdrawal or distancing from trauma. Dissociation has been described as a defence mechanism involving distancing or lack of integration of parts of consciousness. It is a mechanism employed in acute trauma in both adults and children and performs an important function of protecting […]
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Attachment and brain development
Attachment and brain development Sensitive care promotes growth and the development of self-regulation. Early brain development is promoted by secure attachment. Infants in well-regulated relationships that involve the sharing of positive affective states show optimal brain growth and development. From a neurodevelopmental point of view, the infant’s primary caretaker, usually the mother, and to a […]
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Clinical syndromes associated with trauma in infancy
Clinical syndromes associated with trauma in infancy Trauma can be broadly defined as experiences that threaten the individual’s psychological or physical well-being or physical existence and that overwhelm the individual’s coping mechanisms. Chronic or enduring stressors are likely to result in attempts at adaptation and will produce significant organisational change at both psychological and neurobiological […]
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Disruptive behaviour and aggression of toddler
Disruptive behaviour and aggression of toddler A common presentation in the toddler period is the child who is seen as ‘difficult to control’, with frequent and prolonged tantrums, aggressive outbursts (particularly when frustrated), poor impulse control and overactivity. These toddlers may be fussy eaters and poor sleepers. They may show disturbances of secure base behaviour, […]
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