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  • Psychologist speaks out against current approach

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 28 16:40:31 2023
    Erica Anderson, the psychologist in question, has voiced worries about the prevailing approach to addressing gender dysphoria in children and teenagers in the United States. Anderson said that healthcare practitioners need to consider all potential
    factors contributing to a child’s situation. Instead of immediately reinforcing a child’s affirmed gender, they should explore other potential underlying factors, including issues like abuse history, developmental challenges, anxiety, or depression.

    While some of her colleagues hold the belief that the distress experienced by self-identified trans children mainly originates from gender-related factors, Anderson argued that this is not often the reality. Additionally, she pointed out that the process
    of exploring one’s gender identity can be susceptible to peer influence, similar to other aspects of teenagers’ lives.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/child-abuse-needs-to-stop-transgender-psychologist-expresses-concerns-about-gender-diverse-kids/ss-AA1fQaxv?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6fabba17ac1c4c4ebbf27e98e9aa3451&ei=19#image=4

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Tue Aug 29 07:05:15 2023
    On 8/28/23 6:40 PM, ScottW wrote:
    Erica Anderson, the psychologist in question,

    "An avid Boy Scout and church youth leader, Anderson graduated from
    public high school in Minneapolis as class president and earned a
    bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
    Anderson then earned a master’s degree in theology and a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1978 from the Graduate School of Psychology at
    Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California."

    Well, Notre Dame has a Psychology program, too.

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