Gender Identity

A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role.

Year introduced: 1991(1975)

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Tree Number(s): F01.393.446.250, F01.752.747.385.200, F01.752.747.722.200, F02.739.794.793.200

MeSH Unique ID: D005783

Entry Terms:

• Gender Identities
• Identity, Gender
• Gender

Previous Indexing:

• Identification (Psychology) (1968-1975)
• Sex (1968-1975)

See Also:

• Transgender Persons

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms
Identification, Psychological
Gender Identity
Femininity
Masculinity
Transsexualism

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Personality
Personality Development
Identification, Psychological
Gender Identity
Femininity
Masculinity
Transsexualism

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Personality
Personality Development
Psychosexual Development
Gender Identity
Transsexualism

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Psychological Theory
Psychoanalytic Theory
Psychosexual Development
Gender Identity
Transsexualism