Before working on this discussion, please read Chapter 12 in the course text, the article by Kamens (2011), watch the Beyond the Gender Binary:

Before working on this discussion, please read Chapter 12 in the course text, the article by Kamens (2011), watch the Beyond the Gender Binary: Yee Won Chong at TEDxRainier  video. For this discussion, you will enter into a conversation on another ongoing controversy and contemporary issue regarding abnormal psychology. Specifically, should gender dysphoria be included as a diagnosis in the DSM-5? It is absolutely essential that you view the required video and read the required article and your instructor’s initial post before participating in this discussion.

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As you enter into this conversation, carefully consider the historical information you read regarding the rationale behind excluding the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of gender identity disorder from the DSM-5. Then, take a moment to relate this historical background to the current ethical, clinical, and social controversies regarding gender dysphoria and the DSM-5. Analyze this controversy within the context of how clinicians ethically identify and treat psychiatric conditions. Be sure to integrate knowledge of any appropriate cultural considerations psychologist must be aware of when diagnosing gender dysphoria.

Kamens, S. R. (2011). On the Proposed Sexual and Gender Identity Diagnoses for DSM-5: History and Controversies. Humanistic Psychologist, 39(1), 37-59. doi:10.1080/08873267.2011.539935.

• The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides a historical context for the exclusion of gender identity disorder and the inclusion of gender dysphoria in the DSM-5.

Chong, Y. W. (2012).  Beyond the gender binary: Yee Won Chong at TEDxRainier (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Beyond-the-Gender-Binary-Yee-Wo

• This video clarifies the difference between sex and gender. Further, it shares an experience of being transgender and ways to be an ally.

American Psychological Association. (2009). Report of the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/therapeutic-response.pdf

• This is the seminal white paper that discredited sexual orientation change efforts, also commonly known as reparative therapy or conversion therapy.

Ferro, Shaunacy. (2013).  Why do we pathologize gender nonconformity? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  Retrieved from http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/chelsea-manning-gender-dysphoria-and-dsm

• This article provides an illustration of the controversy surrounding the inclusion of gender dysphoria in the DSM-5.