Jack outwardly appears to be a normal, healthy, young adult male. But ever since he was a child, Jack has preferred to dress as a female and play with girls' toys. Jack says he's never felt like a male and psychologically he sees himself as a female trapped inside a male's body. Lately, he has been talking about having a "sex-change" operation so that he will finally have the female body he has always desired. Jack is apparently suffering from ________.

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Jack's description of feeling like a female trapped in a male's body and desire for a sex-change operation aligns with the diagnosis of gender-identity disorder, which is now more commonly referred to as gender dysphoria in the DSM-5. The other options (hermaphroditism, sexual orientation disorder, and transvestic fetishism) do not fully capture Jack's experiences and desires.

Jack Outwardly Appears to Be a Normal, Healthy, Young Adult