Gender Identity Disorder

Gender Identity Disorder
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Introduction
At birth, every child’s gender is chosen by their assigned sex, which is female or male. The environmental for male or female are similar development except the sex and physical transformation. Gender identity disorder or transsexualism is defined by strong and persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort birth sex they were assigned, these individuals will endure severe distress, anxiety, physical discomfort, societal development, values, and norms. In this paper, examples of such similar preferences of gender identity disorder, the early ages of transgender is fully formed and psychologists can help a person to understand and accepts the gender that he/she was assigned.
Causes
The exact causes of gender identity disorders are unknown, but experts believe that hormonal conditions in the womb, social, environmental and genetic factors are some of the contributing factors. The condition has been known to occur in both children and adults in very rare. Moreover, there are nonexistent data on the prevalence of the disorder, but certain reports in Europe suggests that there are approximately one in every thirty thousand and one in every hundred thousand males and females respectively that seek sex-change operations (Sims, 2004). In children, the onset of cross-gender activities and interests commences at two years of age; however, only a small number of children with the disorder subsist until late in adolescent or even into adulthood.

In adults, the onset of the disorder occurs from early to mid-adulthood and in particular immediately concomitant or after the transvestic fetishism.
Symptoms
The symptoms of the disorder manifest differently children from the adults. Children convey the craving to be the opposite sex and have a dislike for their dislike while others believe that they shall transform into the opposite sex. Also, children develop depression and anxiety from the disorder (Zucker, 2000). On the other hand, adults have been known to develop a desire to continue living as a person of the opposite sex, dresses in ways that are consistent with the opposite sex, and they have a deep desire to rid their body of their genitals. Hence, for an individual to be diagnosed with gender identity disorder, such an individual must continually identify with the opposite gender, and have a nagging uneasiness with one’s sex traits.
Treatments
Counseling and therapy are recommended for children and adults respectively; however, sex reassignment can be considered as an option to let such individuals live their life comfortably (Sims, 2004). However, medical professionals reckon that there are certain severe problems that may persist after such treatments have been considered. However, the best-case scenario is an early diagnosis and treatment.
Conclusion
Gender Identity Disorder is associated with strong and persistent identification with the opposite gender, and uneasiness with their own assigned sex and it leads to distress, depression and impairment. People with the disorder have a desire to live similar to the members of the opposite gender, and often use mannerisms typical of the other gender.
References
Sims, A. (2004). Gender identity disorder. Christian Medical Fellowship.
Zucker, K. J. (2000). Gender identity disorder. In Handbook of developmental
psychopathology (pp. 671-686). Springer US.