sexual identification

the perception, starting during the first 3 or 4 years of life, of physical sex differences between males and females, followed somewhat later by an awareness of psychological differences between the sexes and of socially determined gender roles. Also called sex identification. Compare gender identification.

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November 22nd 2024

DAH Test

abbreviation for Machover Draw-a-House Test. See Machover Draw-a-Person Test.