PSYC 238 Exam 2- Study Guide
1. Gender/Sex Binary <Ans> Two genders male or female classification
2. Gender Unicorn <Ans> It has 3 types..
Gender Identity: Who you identify as (Male, Female Male, Boy, Woman) Gender
Expression: Who you want to be perceived as Ÿ (Fem, masc, other) Sex assigned
at birth: Male, female, or INTERSEX.
3. Ambiguous loss <Ans> The outward perception, children become more
distinguish- able (an adult looks at a baby, based purely on physical looks after
puberty before that children are indistinguishable. About how you view other
people,
AMBGUITY LOSS= AFTER PUBERTY you can't distinguish whether it's a boy or a girl.
AMBGUITY= before puberty
why? Because you can't tell (mention the drawing, uncertain with the gender before
puberty, NO GENDER STEREOTYPES INVOLVED).
4. Resiliency: Sticking with the gender and being representative of your identity
despite all the hardships. Experience something negative then grow from it.
5. Intersex: Situation where infant is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that
does not fit into category of "female" or "male".
6. What is "intersex" referred to as <Ans> "Disorder sexual development"
7. Why do we use "Intersex" instead of "disorders of sex development" <Ans>
,"Dis- order" can be percieved as something wrong, not necsarily a diroser, also
"Intersex= communitires and Disorder= medical field
8. What do intersex activists generally advocate for <Ans> - Want surgeri
delayed
- Make children old enough to make their decisions whether to "correct" their genitals
- Promote social acceptance and equality because there are still M/F classifications.
9. Intersex: 2 Examples: Klinefelter syndrome: XXY chromosomes, male genitals,
smaller testes.
Androgen syndrome: XY chromosomes, cells not respondent to androgens, has
testes developed in female way, smaller vagina (female). Testosterone
AN= female
10. Cisgender and its complexities: Cisgender: Gender or sex assigned at birth.
Cisgender people have an identity!
One can have an identiy due to...
, - Lived experiences = Deep connection to feminitiy.
- Feeling what's "normal" in a gender conforming environment.
- Wishing you were a man go through less physical issues.
- The "Binary mindset" from parents Ÿ shown through behavior & clothing.
11. What are the 5 common steps in gender transition? What are the AGES for each
step and which one of them is REVERSIBLE <Ans> 1. Social transition: Gen- der-
affirming in clothing, pronouns, and hairstyles. ANY AGE and is REVERSIBLE.
2. Puberty blockers: Delaying puberty from releasing hormones. EARLY ADOLES-
CENTS and is REVERSIBLE.
3. Gender-affirming hormone therapy: The hormone process, FtM or MtF. Testerone:
Those assigned female at birth. Estrogen: Those assigned male at birth. OLDER
ADOLESCENTS/ADULTS, PARTIALLY REVERSIBLE.
4. Gender-affirming surgery: "Top" or "Bottom" surgery, facial or sex change. OLDER
ADOLESCENTS/ADULTS, NOT REVERSIBLE.
5. Legal Transition: Changing gender and name. ANY AGE and REVERSIBLE.
hint #1: there are 3 that are REVERSIBLE, 1 that's PARTIAL, and 1 that's NOT
REVERSIBLE.
hint #2: 2 ages with ANY, 2 with OLDER ADOLESCENTS/ ADULTS, 1 with EARLY
ADOLESCENTS.
12. "Ambiguous genitalia" and their relationship to the gender/sex binary.: Ex-
ternal genitals don't appear to fit within the gender/sex binary = male or female.
1. Gender/Sex Binary <Ans> Two genders male or female classification
2. Gender Unicorn <Ans> It has 3 types..
Gender Identity: Who you identify as (Male, Female Male, Boy, Woman) Gender
Expression: Who you want to be perceived as Ÿ (Fem, masc, other) Sex assigned
at birth: Male, female, or INTERSEX.
3. Ambiguous loss <Ans> The outward perception, children become more
distinguish- able (an adult looks at a baby, based purely on physical looks after
puberty before that children are indistinguishable. About how you view other
people,
AMBGUITY LOSS= AFTER PUBERTY you can't distinguish whether it's a boy or a girl.
AMBGUITY= before puberty
why? Because you can't tell (mention the drawing, uncertain with the gender before
puberty, NO GENDER STEREOTYPES INVOLVED).
4. Resiliency: Sticking with the gender and being representative of your identity
despite all the hardships. Experience something negative then grow from it.
5. Intersex: Situation where infant is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that
does not fit into category of "female" or "male".
6. What is "intersex" referred to as <Ans> "Disorder sexual development"
7. Why do we use "Intersex" instead of "disorders of sex development" <Ans>
,"Dis- order" can be percieved as something wrong, not necsarily a diroser, also
"Intersex= communitires and Disorder= medical field
8. What do intersex activists generally advocate for <Ans> - Want surgeri
delayed
- Make children old enough to make their decisions whether to "correct" their genitals
- Promote social acceptance and equality because there are still M/F classifications.
9. Intersex: 2 Examples: Klinefelter syndrome: XXY chromosomes, male genitals,
smaller testes.
Androgen syndrome: XY chromosomes, cells not respondent to androgens, has
testes developed in female way, smaller vagina (female). Testosterone
AN= female
10. Cisgender and its complexities: Cisgender: Gender or sex assigned at birth.
Cisgender people have an identity!
One can have an identiy due to...
, - Lived experiences = Deep connection to feminitiy.
- Feeling what's "normal" in a gender conforming environment.
- Wishing you were a man go through less physical issues.
- The "Binary mindset" from parents Ÿ shown through behavior & clothing.
11. What are the 5 common steps in gender transition? What are the AGES for each
step and which one of them is REVERSIBLE <Ans> 1. Social transition: Gen- der-
affirming in clothing, pronouns, and hairstyles. ANY AGE and is REVERSIBLE.
2. Puberty blockers: Delaying puberty from releasing hormones. EARLY ADOLES-
CENTS and is REVERSIBLE.
3. Gender-affirming hormone therapy: The hormone process, FtM or MtF. Testerone:
Those assigned female at birth. Estrogen: Those assigned male at birth. OLDER
ADOLESCENTS/ADULTS, PARTIALLY REVERSIBLE.
4. Gender-affirming surgery: "Top" or "Bottom" surgery, facial or sex change. OLDER
ADOLESCENTS/ADULTS, NOT REVERSIBLE.
5. Legal Transition: Changing gender and name. ANY AGE and REVERSIBLE.
hint #1: there are 3 that are REVERSIBLE, 1 that's PARTIAL, and 1 that's NOT
REVERSIBLE.
hint #2: 2 ages with ANY, 2 with OLDER ADOLESCENTS/ ADULTS, 1 with EARLY
ADOLESCENTS.
12. "Ambiguous genitalia" and their relationship to the gender/sex binary.: Ex-
ternal genitals don't appear to fit within the gender/sex binary = male or female.
