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WorksheetsGender identity disorder
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many people in society (on average) suffer from gender identity disorder?
1 in 100
1 in 1000
1 in 5000
1 in 10,000
Select the two correct supporting evaluations of gender identity disorder
Heylans (2012) - compared 23 sets of MZ twins and 21 DZ twins - found that 39% of the MZ twins were concord at for GID (0% DZ) - biological
Campbell- male babies pay attention to stereotypical toys which can lead to confusion and later GID
Ning Zhou (1995) = supports the biological claim that the structure of the brain may be responsible for GID
Martin and Halverson (1983)- supports the idea that children develop a schema about gender form a young age- can lead to GID
Gender identity disorder is characterised by strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with ones own assigned sex- is this true or false?
(a)
People with GID desire to live as a member of the opposite sex and it is also referred to as transgenderism or (a) ?
What is a weakness of Heylans (2012) study in support of the genetic explanation for GID?
Had a ethnocentric sample- hard to generalise :(
Has a small sample which limits generalisations :(
Sample was not representative of the TP :(
The study had low internal validity so was not reliable :(
What is the second biological explanation for GID?
Hormones
Brain damage
Genetic disorder
What is the third biological explanation for gender identity disorder?
Relates to how the brain is wired and specific brain structures that are incompatible with a persons sex
Relates to how a persons genetic makeup can influence their feelings of developing GID
A persons innate biological feelings
What is a key challenge for this approach?
Criticised for being too complex
Criticised for being too reductionist
Another weakness- Green found that GID has been found to...
(a)
Another weakness- the interactionist approach would argue that GID could be the result of...
(a)
