Which of the following is correct about the psychiatric profession's approach to issues of sexual identity?

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The psychiatric profession uses the term "gender dysphoria" to describe the distress a person feels due to a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth. This term is used rather than labeling transgender and transsexual individuals as having a disorder simply based on their identity. Choices C and D are incorrect; gender identity disorders are not classified as a form of schizophrenia, and homosexuality was removed from the list of psychological disorders by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973, not 1996.

Which of the Following Is Correct About the Psychiatric Profession's