Psychology 2310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Gender Dysphoria, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Dysphoria

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Hans

Document Summary

Terminology: biological sex- our anatomy as female, male, or intersex. It includes our internal and external sex organs, chromosomes, and hormones. Genetics, chromosomal sex, xx female, xy male, guides the development of the fetus: assigned gender- refers to the social concept aka sex you were assigned at birth and most likely raised as. It essentially refers to the sex that was put on your birth certificate, without making assumptions about your actual/current sex or body. Gender the child is raised as: gender identity- is a person"s private sense and subjective experience of their own gender. Ones sense of knowing/feeling to which sex one belongs. Develops early in life 18 months to 3 years and usually consistent to ones biological sex and assigned gender: gender role- gender roles are cultural and personal. They determine how males and females should think, speak, dress, and interact within the context of society.