Gender Identity Disorder

"Gender identity disorder (GID) is a conflict between a person's actual physical gender and the gender that the person identifies himself or herself as."

Causes:
(Those with GID may act and present themselves as a member of the opposite sex.)

•  Choice of sexual partners
• Display of feminine or masculine mannerisms, behavior, and dress
• Self concept 

 Identity conflicts can happy in various situations and appear in multiple ways.  For example, some people with normal genitalia and sexual characteristics of one gender privately identify more with other gender.

Symptoms:
(Can vary it any age, and are affected by social environment)

• Children
• Disgusted by their own genitals
• Are rejected by their peers
• Believe they will grow up to become the opposite sex
• Have depression or anxiety
• Say they want to be the opposite sex
• Adults
• Dress as the opposite sex
• Feel Alone
• Have depression or anxiety
• Want to live as a person of the opposite sex
• Wish to be rid of own genitals

 Treatment:  For those who have GID and their family it is recommended for children to undergo family therapy, and couples therapy for adults.


Complications:

• Depression or anxiety
• Emotional distress
• Feeling alone
• Poor self concept

-Kati
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002495/