Task: Instance Description Understanding (ontology: Sciences/Biology)

Which of the following definitions best describes the instance 'transvestism'?

A. A derogatory term referring to a person who is sexually deviant, i.e. a person whose sexual practices differ from "normal" (or what is expected) within a given context.
B. An historical term for extremely marked, frequent, and/or increased libido observed in women. This term is outdated and pathologizing and is not recognized as a specific disorder in the DSM, with the term hypersexuality preferred. As historian Carol Groneman notes "the instance conjures up madness while Don Juanism hints of nobility and Spanish courts … 'Men are less stigmatized by this behavior… for all it’s apparent openness, our society doesn’t yet loudly applaud a fully sexual woman". And as clinical support worker and addiction professional Robert Weiss argued "[the instance is] an antiquated and demeaning word used to denigrate women. It is not a medical or psychiatric diagnosis, and it is certainly not helpful to anyone".
C. A pathologizing term referring to the practice of dressing in a style or manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. The term should be replaced with the more modern and less pathologizing term "cross-dressing".
D. An outdated medical term referring to erotic attraction toward members of the same sex that is not consciously experienced or expressed in overt action.

Answer: A pathologizing term referring to the practice of dressing in a style or manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. The term should be replaced with the more modern and less pathologizing term "cross-dressing".