An pathology approach in the realm of culture and family: differentiating the projections of people with gender dysphoria disorder in the Rorschach test

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1 Assistant Prof,Clinical psychology Dept, Shahed university, Tehran, Iran

2 PHD student in clinical psychology, Shahed university, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Prof,Clinical psychology Dept, Shahed university Tehran, Iran,

doi.org/10.34785/J015.2019.012

Abstract

Gender Dysphoria Disorder means having a sense of distress to your biological sex, which does not match the gender that the person experiences and expresses. For this reason, these people are subject to stress and stress from a variety of dimensions in the community and family. In addition to social issues, this disorder is the cause of individual differences in these individuals compared to nonpatient.This study aimed to compare the results of the Rorschach test content variables in patient with Gender Dysphoria disorder and non patient. The study was causal-comparative. For that purpose28 patients with Gender Dysphoria disorder that were referred diagnostic centers and 28 participants who did not in terms of criteria such as age, gender and education were matched with patients, subjects were selected by available sampling method using the Rorschach test, in accordance with the comprehensive system Exner, individually, were evaluated. In variables: sex (Sx), Nature (Na), geographic (Ls), food (Fd), plants (Bt), Blood (Bl), Anatomy (An), landscape (Ls), details the human body (Hd), human experience (Hx) were those with gender dysphoria the higher score and in domestic variable (Hh) those non patients have a higher score.By considering the significant differences in the projection of people with gender dysphoric disorder and non-patient individuals, which is consistent with the findings of studies conducted in different cultures the world has highlighted the importance of this alignment,projection of persons with gender dysphoria disorder in Rorschach test is not closed culture, hence using Rorschach test in clinical work with these individuals to specialists recommended.

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  • Receive Date: 25 May 2018
  • Revise Date: 17 August 2019
  • Accept Date: 12 September 2019

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