Rashid feels that he was meant to be a woman,even though he is a man.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 symptoms match the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria, which is characterized by a persistent desire to be of the opposite gender and a marked incongruence between one's experienced/expressed gender and their assigned gender. Surgery to alter one's bodily appearance to the gender they identify with is a known treatment option for gender dysphoria. Options A, B, and C are not recognized diagnoses in the DSM-5, and do not accurately describe Rashid's symptoms.

Rashid Feels That He Was Meant to Be a Woman,even