Michael has always felt like he was really a girl. He dressed in girls' clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl. He is sure that a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting a wrong-sexed body. Michael's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of __________.

A. frotteurism
B. gender dysphoria
C. transvestic fetishism
D. homosexuality


Answer: B

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