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GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER

Gender Identity disorder has three basic types of disorders, according to Plotnik (1999) which are gender identity (discomfort with identity as male or female) ,

Paraphilias (perference for unusual acts to achieve sexual arousal) , and sexual dysfunctions (impairments in sexual functioning) (p.515). Gender Identity Disorder is

commonly referred to as transsexualism. A transsexual is a person with a strong desire to or feeling of wanting to be the other sex, is uncomfortable about being one's

assigned sex, and may wish to live as a member of the other sex (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Typically this disorder is one in which an individual male or

female is certain that he/she was born as the wrong sex. Where that particular individual would gain desires to be with the same gender perferable. Gander Identity Disorder

occurs in both children and adults.

Children with Gender Identity Disorder, Plotnik (1999) states......

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