home health, and private practice.) 5. Persistent discomfort with or sense of inappropriateness in children. Becker and Johnson (2008) state, “It is important to note in this section are focused on working with gender-disordered 5. Fantasies of being of the opposite gender.^ 6. Strong desire to participate only in the stereotypical games motivation to modify their gender identity, nursing interventions 7. Strong preference for playmates (peers) of the opposite gender.In adults: 1. A stated desire to be of the opposite gender. 2. Frequently passing as the opposite gender. 3. Desire to live or be treated as the opposite gender. 4. Stated conviction that one has the typical feelings and reac-NOTE: that not all children with gender identity disorder become adults inpatient and partial hospitalization, community outpatient clinic,^ 6. Request for opposite gender hormones or surgery to alter (Interventions are applicable to various health-care settings, such as Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions for Gender Identity Disordersexual characteristics.the assigned gender role.tions of the opposite gender.and pastimes of the opposite gender.Because adults and adolescents rarely have the desire or Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders ●^213
● [Unresolved Oedipal/Electra confl[Statements of having feelings and reactions of the opposite Defi[Stated desire to be treated as the opposite gender][Strong preference for playmates (peers) of the opposite gender]ception of self.Possible Etiologies (“related to”)[Parenting patterns that encourage culturally unacceptable [Cross-dressing, or passing as the opposite gender]with gender identity disorder.” (p. 733).[Statements that one is the opposite gender]Defi[Statements of desire to be opposite gender]behaviors for assigned gender]gender]DISTURBED PERSONAL IDENTITY ning Characteristics (“evidenced by”) nition: Inability to maintain an integrated and complete per- ict]
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