- Client is able to verbalize fears about abnormality and inap-6. If altered sexuality patterns are related to illness or medi-Outcome Criteria 7. Explain to client that sexuality is a normal human response^ of the plan for behavior modifibehavior, help him or her to see that even though the behavior feels “abnormal” or very unlike everyone else, the self-concept is variant, feelings and motivations are common.cal treatment, provide information to client and partner re-garding the correlation between the illness and the sexual alteration. Explain possible modifiincrease the client’s feelings of self-worth and desire to change experience in modifying variant sexual behaviors. Nurses achieve a satisfying sexual experience in spite of the limi-tation. is likely to be very low—he or she may even feel worthless. To possibilities for achieving sexual satisfaction, or anxiety associated with the limitation may interfere with rational problem solving.can intervene by providing assistance with implementation and does not relate exclusively to the sex organs or sexual be-havior. Sexuality involves complex interrelationships among one’s self-concept, body image, personal history, and family and cultural inflpatterns that client and partner may try in an effort to Client and partner may be unaware of alternate uences; and all interactions with others. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders cation. cations in usual sexual If client ●^211
4. Client expresses satisfaction with own sexuality pattern or a tween anatomic sex and gender identity. An individual with gen-children and gender identity disorder in adolescents and adults. 3. Client and partner verbalize modifitifior she is of, the other gender. The der identity disorder has an intense desire to be, or insists that he disorder is diffi 2. Client expresses desire to change variant sexual behavior and Gender Identity DisordersGender identity is the sense of knowing to which gender one belongs—that is, the awareness of one’s masculinity or femininity. Gender identity disorders occur when there is incongruity be-have the motivation required to alter their cross-gender roles. es two categories of the disorder: gender identity disorder in satisfying sexual relationship with another.cooperates with plan of behavior modifiIntervention with adolescents and adults with gender identity propriateness of sexual behaviors.treatment.ties in response to limitations imposed by illness or medical cult. Adolescents commonly act out and rarely DSM- cations in sexual activi-IV-TR cation. (APA, 2000) iden-
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