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PSY278 Wi9 Assignment 2.7.19 (Protected View)-Word TOOLS VIEW Be careful-files from the Internet can contain viruses. Unless you need to edit, it's safer to stay in Protected View. Enable Editing TECTED VIEW Worksheet Gender Identity Disorder . Submit the Week 9 Assignment via Blackboard by clicking on the Week 9 Assignment" link Include the proper file naming convention PSY278 wk9 assn smith mmddyyyy Assignment Overview Gender identity disorder has become a controversial topic over the last few decades. For this assignment, you will conduct research on the medical and psychological protocols a person would need to follow if considering gender reassignment Rubric See Writlen Assignment Rubric for grading details Grading This assignment is intended for you to apply research and critical thinking skills to interpret research results and communicale effectively in writing an argument on a controversial position Gradable items in assignment Points Indicated medical protocols 9 Assignment Details: Perform the following tasks Indicated psychological protocols Included peer-reviewed resource in research 6 Adhered to Wrting Conventions Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment Complete the following Total Points 30 o Perform a search on the Intemet or the online library (LIRN) for the term 'gender identity disorder Find at least one-peer reviewed professional resource in LIRN Based on your search, write an essay (approximately 100 to 150 words in length) in the space provided in the Assignment Worksheet section on the next page regarding the medical and psychological protocols thata person would need to folow if he or she were considering a gender reassignment option . Assignment Worksheet S12 OF 5 1000% w &37 PM dd 6/3/2019

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Medical and psychological protocol for gender reassignment are :-

Requirements for mastectomy for female-to-male patients:

Single letter of referral from a qualified mental health professional and

Persistent, well-documented gender dysphoria

Capacity to make a fully informed decision and to consent for treatment; and

For members below the age of majority (less than 18 years of age), completion of one year of testosterone treatment; and

If significant medical or mental health concerns are present, they must be reasonably well controlled.

Note that a trial of hormone therapy is not a pre-requisite to qualifying for a mastectomy in adults.

# Requirements for gonadectomy (hysterectomy and oophorectomy in female-to-male and orchiectomy in male-to-female):

Two referral letters from qualified mental health professionals, one in a purely evaluative role (see appendix); and

Persistent, well-documented gender dysphoria

Capacity to make a fully informed decision and to consent for treatment; and

Age of majority (18 years or older); and

If significant medical or mental health concerns are present, they must be reasonably well controlled; and

Twelve months of continuous hormone therapy as appropriate to the member's gender goals (unless the member has a medical contraindication or is otherwise unable or unwilling to take hormones)

Requirements for genital reconstructive surgery (i.e., vaginectomy, urethroplasty, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, scrotoplasty, and placement of a testicular prosthesis and erectile prosthesis in female to male; penectomy, vaginoplasty, labiaplasty, and clitoroplasty in male to female)

# Two referral letters from qualified mental health professionals, one in a purely evaluative role (see appendix); and

Persistent, well-documented gender dysphori

Capacity to make a fully informed decision and to consent for treatment; and

Age of majority (age 18 years and older); and

If significant medical or mental health concerns are present, they must be reasonably well controlled

Twelve months of continuous hormone therapy as appropriate to the member’s gender goals (unless the member has a medical contraindication or is otherwise unable or unwilling to take hormones)

Twelve months of living in a gender role that is congruent with their gender identity