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For some transgender individuals, transitioning is a process of aligning their life with their gender identity, moving away from living in a manner associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. This process is highly individual and can encompass social, legal, or medical changes. However, it is not a required step, and not all transgender people will pursue any or all of these transition types.

Transitioning for Transgender Individuals

Legal transition for a transgender person may include changing the gender and name on legal and official documents to align with their identity. 

Legal Transition

Social transition involves changes in a person's self-presentation and interpersonal relationships to better align with their gender identity. This can include adopting a new name or pronouns, as well as altering one's dress, hairstyle, or mannerisms. Many transgender individuals who socially transition do so without making any changes to their physical anatomy.

Social Transition for Transgender Individuals

A physical or medical transition involves a transgender individual altering their outward, physical, or sexual characteristics to better align their physical body with their gender identity. Not all transgender people choose to undergo these bodily alterations; many maintain their original anatomy while still presenting themselves to society as their identified gender.

Physical or Medical Transition for Transgender Individuals

A clinician is meeting with a new client who has recently shared that they are a transgender individual. The clinician assumes that the client's main therapeutic goal will be to pursue medical interventions to alter their physical body. Which of the following statements best evaluates the clinician's assumption?

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