Question

Charles is the third of seven children. He attended school in the suburbs of a large city, where he made average grades. He dated a bit in high school and had several close friends. During vacations, he worked in his father's garage, learning all he could about automobiles. After high school, Charles took a job as a mechanic in the garage. However, Charles was beginning to feel different from his co-workers. He began to realize that he was attracted to one of his customers, a man with whom he had gone to school. When charles realized this, he became very confused and felt angry with himself for having such feelings. Although he tried to convince himself that the feelings would go away over time, they did not, and Charles finally admitted to himself that he was a homosexual. Currently, he is in a monogamous relationship with another man but is afraid to admit his sexual orientation to friends or family, for fear of their reaction. He often finds himself preoccupied with trying to find ways to hide his orientation from them. Does he have a psychological disorder

Answer 1

Answer:

He does not have a psychological disorder.

Explanation:

Charlie does not have a psychological disorder, he just feels very insecure to reveal his sexual orientation for fear of judgments and prejudices that he may pass. Charlie lives in a heteronormative society, where homosexuality is seen as incorrect and even immoral. This causes homosexual people to be harassed and humiliated. Charlie is afraid of going through this, which is a common fear for anyone who acts against the standards raised by society. Charlie's fear and concern is not exaggerated or meaningless, but normal and justifiable fear, so we cannot consider that Charlie has a psychological problem.