Survey of Behavior and Personality Disorders in Gender Dysphoria: Case Study

Gender dysphoria is a dissatisfaction. The main characteristics of this disorder include feeling sad, deep dissatisfaction, about sexual biology and gender experienced. People with gender dysphoria believe that they belong to another gender. The present study was conducted to investigate personality traits in the dysfunctional individuals. This study was carried out as a case study. One 49-year-old female voluntarily participated. The data was collected through interviews, observation, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, MMPI-2, MCMI-3, and Bandar-Gestalt test. The findings showed that the subject had difficulty in interpersonal relationships, felt alienated, and misunderstood by anyone around her. She was shy and often was worried about her acceptability and popularity; so that she was always trying to offer a good image of herself. Her social relationship was superficial and irresponsible. Contradictory behavior with friends and relatives (siblings) was a permanent experience. The subject was eligible for compulsive, demonstrative, and narcissistic disorders.