Psychoanalytic Contributions to the Study of Gender Issues

Barbieri, Norma B

doi:10.1177/070674379904400109

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“…The roots of gender incongruence are unclear in biological and social contexts, while gender dysphoria (GD) is recognized as a clinical outcome in some individuals from early adolescence (Zucker, 2019). Occasional transient minor gender disturbances are common in human populations (Barbieri, 1999).…”

Section: The Gender Diverse Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Biological Origins of Gender, not Sex: A Review of Psychobiological Evidence - Evolution and the Reproductive Axis

Woodhill,

Samuels,

Jamieson

2023

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Section: The Gender Diverse Communitymentioning

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The Biological Origins of Gender, not Sex: A Review of Psychobiological Evidence - Evolution and the Reproductive Axis

Woodhill,

Samuels,

Jamieson

2023

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“…Psychoanalytic contribution to the study of gender issues first of all belongs to Sigmund Freud and his theory of psychosexual development and the recognition of Freud's understanding of the ego as body-ego, which is under the influence that the ego is under the influence of the id [17]. Freud's theories are echoed by the contemporary gender theories that propose that the id, like genetic material, has male and female impulses [18]. Freud also speaks of "psychical hermaphroditism" and human ability to produce a different core gender identity under certain conditions, the notion debated by Myra J. Hird who argues that there is, at some level, a refusal to allow a person to transgress the boundaries of traditional gendered identities as represented in the visual 'cultural genitals' [19].…”

Section: Psychodynamic Underpinning Of Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Autism and Gender Identity

Furlong¹

2021

Autism Spectrum Disorder - Profile, Heterogeneity, Neurobiology and Intervention

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Since the turn of the century, we are witnessing a dramatic surge in the numbers of children and adolescents referred to gender clinics, this is happening in the context of general increase in numbers of individuals identifying as non-binary. The chapter ahead will initially address the shifting landscape of gender dysphoria (GD), and provides a comprehensive overview of the latest findings in the fields of autism and GF. The higher rates of autism’ diagnosis among gender diverse samples prompted the development of several hypotheses that attempt to explain the link between autism spectrum and gender spectrum, as well as development of relevant clinical guidelines that contain strong advocacy for adolescents with neurodiversity not to be precluded from gaining access to gender-related services. In the public arena, a highly publicised UK High Court’s case that is commonly referred to as Bell v Tavistock highlighted the growing concerns regarding the unexplained surge in the number of adolescents identifying as having GF, as well as pointed to the lack of evidence that hormones and surgery improve long-term outcomes. The chapter explored the recommendations that came out of this ruling and highlighted the implications for Australian jurisdiction by illustrating medico-legal changes on Perth-based gender services.

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