Rashid feels that he was meant to be a woman, even though he is a man. This disconnection between Rashid's sex and gender causes him intense distress. He is contemplating surgery to alter his bodily appearance to that of a woman. Rashid might be suffering from a disorder known as ________.

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Rashid's situation is characteristic of gender dysphoria, which is defined as a marked incongruence between one's experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, lasting at least six months, and causing clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. This diagnosis is included in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The other options (A, B, and C) are not recognized or relevant diagnoses.

Rashid Feels That He Was Meant to Be a Woman