PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

(Gender Dysphoria)

PREDISPOSING FACTORS: PRECIPITATING FACTORS:

● 17 years old ● 6 months drinking alcohol

● Male ● General appearance: anxious, distress,

suicidal ideation, self-esteem 1/10

Gender Dysphoria

Biological Factors Psychosocial Factors

Development of
Genetic gender to its assigned
contribution sex in childhood

Influenced interaction
Hypothetical with children’s
postulates temperament

Adapting conversion Influenced dynamic

& aversion behavior
relationship
techniques
 Criticize feminine
characteristics in Young boys
young boys

Genes contribute Not expected to

gender identity be effeminate
inherited

Complex malfunction Young girls

polygenetic trait

Expected to be
nurturing, warm, &
Doesn’t determine sensitive
complex traits

Identify gender
between 3 to 5 years
Presented congenital of age
adrenal hyperplasia

Cross-gender
Or androgen occurs
insensitivity
syndrome

DSM 5 recognizes as
a specifier.
 Managements

● Parents can seek help from their primary care

physician, an endocrinologist, or a mental health
professional.

● Referrals should be made based on the patient's

needs in order to give them a stronger backbone
for support.

● Because the additional anticipation of puberty is a problem for

adolescents, hormone treatment and psychotherapy should be
evaluated together.

● The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is now

publishing the Standard of Care (SOC) to give clinical standards for transsexual,
transgender, and gender non-conforming persons' health care in order to
maximize their health and well-being.