Variations in Sex Development
Medicine, Culture and Psychological Practice
- Author: Lih-Mei Liao
- Date Published: December 2022
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316518373
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Biological variations in sex development, also known as intersex, are greatly misunderstood by the wider public. This unique book discusses psychological practice in healthcare for people and families impacted by a range of 'intersex' variations. It highlights the dilemmas facing individuals and their loved ones in the social context and discusses the physical and psychological complexities of irrevocable medical interventions to approximate social norms for bodily appearance and function. It exposes the contradictions in medical management and suggests valuable theoretical and practice tools for psychosocial care providers to navigate them. Uniquely featuring theory and research informed practice vignettes, the book explores interpersonal work on the most salient psychosocial themes, ranging from grief work with impacted caretakers to sex therapy with impacted adults. An indispensable resource for working ethically, pragmatically and creatively for a variety of healthcare specialists and those affected by variations in sex development and their families and communities.
Read more- Important historical insights offer professionals a greater understanding of the context of current challenges to medical authority and enables non-specialist care providers to contribute to care and support for impacted individuals and families
- Explores how to work psychologically with challenging scenarios, enabling psychological care and peer support providers to navigate service constraints
- A call to a critical theoretical understanding of the psychosocial concerns, encouraging psychosocial care providers to bring their rich thinking into what is fast becoming a technocentric medical field
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- Date Published: December 2022
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316518373
- length: 320 pages
- dimensions: 236 x 157 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.63kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Section 1. Ordinary Lives:
1. Circles and squares
Section II. Medicalization and Resistance: Introductory notes
2. Evolving terms and definitions
3. Medical and psychological controversies
4. Adult outcome of childhood genital surgery
5. Advocacy, public engagement and healthcare reform
6. The new care standard
Section III. Psychological Theories and Applications
7. Psychological practice: Epistemic considerations
8. Psychological practice: Process considerations
Section IV. Working Psychologically
9. Choosing 'normalizing' medical interventions
10. Supporting caretakers in grief and growth
11. Assigning legal gender
12. Disclosure
13. Sexual intimacy
14. Child freedom.
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