The Influence of Gender Dysphoria in Social Aspects

Abstract

Gender dysphoria(GD) is a mental illness that causes distress when the gender identity(GI) of people differs with their physical gender. This article gives a review of GD in social aspects which discusses the internal process and external process as the source of stress and associates the social interactions of individuals with GD in the social context. The social function of people with GD could be affected by misgendering, gendered assumptions and intrusive thoughts about preoccupation with how others perceive them. Discrimination and exclusion was confronted by people with GD and linked to the minority stress model to describe different sources of stress. That will trigger negative mental health outcomes while social support connects to positive mental consequences in individuals with GD. The result of this research provides an understanding of people with GD through the analysis of the interaction in social context and the problems of their situations in society have been described through the data and studies, such as discrimination and stigma. The further research can focus on the solutions that can change their situations and help them in various ways.