The nurse is admitting a young adult male and asks him where he works. The patient appears embarrassed and says, "You're going to think I'm lazy, but I stay home with our young children while my wife works
" The nurse recognizes this patient is experiencing what type of conflict?
a. Gender
b. Gender role
c. Gender identity
d. Sexual orientation
B
The patient is not indicating confusion over whether he is male or female. Gender roles are those behaviors society identifies as being male or female. This patient indicates conflict over being male while being the nurturer in the family instead of the breadwinner. Gender identity is an internal experience indicating whether the individual feels like a man or a woman, which is not what this patient is conflicted about according to the statement made. Sexual orientation involves to whom the person is sexually attracted, which is not an issue according to the statement made by this patient.
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