Distinguish between gender identity disorder and paraphilia. How does the gender of an individual affect these two disorders?
What will be an ideal response?
* Gender identity disorder is a disorder in which a person is uncomfortable with his or her anatomical sex, views it as inappropriate, and wants to be a member of the other sex; it occurs in 1 in 30,000 biological males and 1 in 100,000 biological females.
* Paraphilia is sexual arousal by objects or situations not considered sexual by most people; most of these individuals are males.
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Jared develops a tension headache while trying to meet a deadline at work. This tactic allows him to escape responsibility for meeting the deadline and to receive sympathy from his boss and coworkers. According to Alfred Adler, Jared's headache is an example of
A. an as-if illness. B. a fiction. C. an organ inferiority. D. an organ dialect.