Author Question: Both transsexuals and transvestites cross-dress. What factor helps differentiate the two disorders? ... (Read 78 times)

karen · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Both transsexuals and transvestites cross-dress. What factor helps differentiate the two disorders?

a. Transsexuals develop their interest in cross-dressing at a much later age than transvestites.
b. Only transvestites are dissatisfied with their gender.
c. Only transsexuals identify with the opposite gender.
d. Transvestites tend to be homosexuals.

Question 2

Brent has been diagnosed with transvestic disorder. Although he is married, he has long wanted a sex-change operation. He must dress as a woman to be able to have intercourse with his wife. If the diagnosis is accurate, what is unusual about Brent's case?

a. It is unusual for cross-dressing to be used for heterosexual sex.
b. It is unusual for a man to have transvestic disorder.
c. It is unusual for a person with transvestic disorder to be married.
d. It is unusual for a person with transvestic disorder to want a sex-change operation.