Sex and Gender Disorders

Andrea Bradford; Cindy M. Meston

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Sex and Gender Disorders

Andrea Bradford, Cindy M. Meston

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Abstract

Sex and gender disorders are classified into three major categories. The sexual dysfunctions are problems that inhibit one's motivation or ability to engage in sexual activity. Paraphilias are recurrent patterns of sexual arousal and/or behavior involving inappropriate targets of sexual expression. Gender identity disorder is the experience of intense discomfort with one's assigned gender role, accompanied by the desire to live as a person of the opposite sex. Conceptualizations of sex and gender disorders are ever evolving in response to multiple cultural, scientific, political, and commercial influences. This chapter reviews current practice and emerging concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of sex and gender disorders, with emphasis on recent research findings and key unresolved questions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199940202
ISBN (Print)	9780195366884
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195366884.013.0021
State	Published - Sep 18 2012

Keywords

Gender dysphoria
Gender identity disorder
Orgasm
Paraphilia
Sexual arousal
Sexual desire
Sexual dysfunction

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General Psychology

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