Advanced Placement (AP)

Madison Burch

24 June, 10:39

Pat is biologically a female but doesn't feel like one. Although her parents enrolled her in dance lessons and she tried wearing makeup and dresses she can't fight the feeling that she was born into the wrong body. As an adult these feelings are causing her a great amount of stress. She often avoids social situations and jobs where she needs to interact with others because she is so uncomfortable in her own skin. Pat is experiencing

A) a disorder of sexual development.

B) gender identity disorder.

C) homosexuality.

D) a conduct disorder.