Define the terms transvestism, transsexual, and transvestic disorder. Illustrate your definition of each term with one or two sentences describing an individual exemplifying the term.

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Ans: Transvestism—Transvestism refers to dressing in the clothing of the other gender. As an example, Mark sometimes lip-syncs popular songs “in drag” as a female at a local nightclub.
Transsexual—A transsexual is an individual who has undergone surgery to be anatomically reassigned to the other sex. For example, Caleb is a transsexual male, born a female. He has recently undergone “top surgery” so that he may appear publicly as male; he is awaiting genital surgery.
Transvestic disorder—In transvestic disorder, an individual experiences distress as a result of becoming sexually aroused by clothing associated with the other gender. For example, Randy wishes he weren’t sexually aroused by women’s clothing. Moreover, his wife is contemplating divorce because Randy cannot enjoy more traditional romantic and sexual activities.
Learning Objective: 11.4 Distinguish among the paraphilic dysfunction disorders and treatments.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Transvestic Disorder

Psychology

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