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Carl Roger's Self Theory (Coon, Mitterer, Martini, 2019, 401) also claims that for a person to "grow" they must be in an accepting environment

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Over time, Christine became more and more uncomfortable with her female body, and decided to get a sex change. Her parents supported her decision because they saw how uncomfortable she was.

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According to Carl Roger's Self Theory (Coon, Mitterer, Martini, 2019, 401), Christine is not a fully-functioning person because she hasn't found inner peace with her body and inner feelings

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Christine was active socially and seemed to be outgoing and extroverted

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Christine is an exceptional student with gender identity issues. The peak of puberty triggered discomfort with her body. She experimented sexually with boys and girls, but preferred girls. When she was left out by her father and brother, she became insecure.

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According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Coon, Mitterer, Martini, 2019, 316) self-actualization isn't fullfilled in Christine's case

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She felt left out when her brother and father created a strong bond

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Experienced gender is being aware of what gender you are (Zucker, 2017). Christine is aware that she is female, but prefers to identity as male

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Christine is female, but considers herself to be more masculine

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Gender roles are a label given to us by others (Norman, 2017). Gender identity is how well you fit into "male" and "female" (Norman, 2017)

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Has hit puberty and reached maturity

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Academically successful, Capable of thinking and learning

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Parents used an authoritative style. Christine had a good social life

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Christine continued to be motivated in school although she was having a conflict with herself about who she wanted to be

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Coon, D., Mitterer, J. O., & Martini, T. (2019). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior. Boston: Cengage.

Norman, K. (2017). Socialising transgender: Support in transition, The British Journal of Social Work,25. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcy004.

Zucker, K.J. (2017). Cross-gender-identified children. Gender Dysphoria Perspectives in Children,32(2), 287-301. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-4784-2_4.

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Christine managed to strive academically, even though she felt conflicted

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In Christine's case when she finally began her menstruation it was a turning point in her gender conflict. Hormones affect visible behaviors such as puberty and personality (Coon, Mitterer, Martini, 2019, 77). Christine's ovaries began increasing estrogen output. (Coon, Mitterer, Martini, 2019)

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Christine Morton was a 21 year old senior in college who began feeling conflicted about her gender. She enjoyed looking more masculine, rather than feminine. The issues she began having did not stop her from being successful in school, seeing how she was elected president during her freshman year. Her parents explained to Christine that they were very loving, but they did not approve of her going through physical treatment. While at a young age, she began experimenting sexual behaviors. During this, she discovered that she preferred girls, rather than boys.