Essays about: "dysphoria"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word dysphoria.
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1. ”The greater dysphoria I’ve had, the greater dysmorphia - they work together” - An interview study on trans and nonbinary experiences of seeking and participating in Swedish eating disorder treatment
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : The accessibility of eating disorder treatment for trans and nonbinary individuals has for long been an overlooked approach within research as well as in practice both internationally and in Sweden. By analysing four interviews with care seekers who identify as trans and/or nonbinary, the purpose of this study is therefore to map out the norms and discourses that shape the accessibility and applicability of Swedish eating disorder treatment. READ MORE
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2. The ethical permissibility to perform disabling surgeries on autonomous BID sufferers
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID) is a rare condition where a person has a desire to become disabled. This desire creates distress so intense that some request, and in a few cases have received, disabling surgery. READ MORE
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3. Won't Somebody Think of the Children-A Critical Analysis of the Swedish National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : This thesis critically analyses Sweden’s National Guidelines for Treatment of Young People with Gender Dysphoria, with the aim of providing recommendations for amending the guidelines to provide better access to gender affirming treatment for young non-binary people. Using Critical Discourse Analysis, supplemented with a group dialogue with three non-binary persons, the National Guidelines are analysed through the theoretical lens of performativity, Dean Spade’s theories on the population-management mode of power, and critical age studies. READ MORE
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4. Gradually Changing Gender Attribution of Speech Recordings Using Interpolated Filters
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : When we listen to human speech, one of the first characteristics we assess is the gender of the speaker. For individuals who suffer from gender dysphoria, this may cause them to be negatively impacted by their voice not matching their gender identity. Therefore, some persons attempt to change their voices with a speech-language therapist. READ MORE
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5. Difficulties in emotion regulation and internalizing symptoms in Swedish youth
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Psychological research has in the last few decades moved away from viewing psychopathology as distinct categories towards a hierarchical, dimensional model where an empirically based structure reflects the similarities among disorders. New tools, such as the second version of The Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS-II) have been developed to capture this dimensionality. READ MORE
