Exam 5: Gender

Explain the varying facets of gender identity beyond self-identification. Provide an example of an individual resolving these facets.

Tucker is a quiet individual who is studying to become an elementary school teacher. He is always smiling and understanding of others needs. He connects very well with young children. During his student teaching, he was very understanding and compassionate with the first graders he was helping. Tucker illustrates ______.

How is social gender transitioning related to mental health?

Gender transitions for adolescents are accompanied by mental health-care workers for themselves and their families.

How is puberty suppression related to mental health?

Which is defined as an awareness of sex?

Which is used to measure gender role perceptions?

An individual who shows both masculine and feminine traits is considered to be ______.

Intergroup bias means that Jacob feels pressure to conform to male gender stereotypes.

What is the relationship between a gender nonconforming child and a transgender child?

If a female is exposed to high levels of testosterone prenatally, they tend to be more active and engage in few care giving activities.

A boy who shows more interest in a car than a doll is engaging in the process of gender typing.

Carter is expected to marry, have a family, and provide a good life for that family. Society also stresses that he should develop his independence and protect himself and his family. If Carter provides and protects his family along with achieving his independence, he could be said to have fulfilled the ______.

Which statement is true of the differences between boys and girls in the expression of emotions?

An adolescent is most likely to receive social rewards for ______.

Transgender adolescents are more likely to experience ______.

Keisha loves math and has an analytical mind. She is planning to become an engineer. She has always been reliable and conscientious in her work and with her fellow employees. She is easy to be around with a likeable demeanor. Her fellow students come to her, many times, when they have problems because she is understanding and helpful while also being able to stand on her own two feet. Keisha is illustrating ______.

______ is a reversible way to allow a child or adolescent to change one's everyday experience to match a gender identity.

Transgender children show preferences for toys and clothing similar to their ______.

Individuals who identify with another gender other than their natal sex are considered transgender.