Patricia, age ten, refuses to wear dresses and insists on being called Pat. She knows she is a girl, but she says boys have it better. She prefers playing with boys and only plays the games they play. She says she wants to be a football player and a mother when she grows up. Pat has __________.

A. transsexualism
B. transvestism
C. gender identity disorder
D. no disorder


Answer: D

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