Practicum Journal: Gender Dysphoria

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Ten-year-old with Gender Dysphoria
The patient claims to hate his genitals and often describes them as weird. Additionally, the patient has extreme anxiety as well as low self-esteem as a result of harassment and bullying at school. Furthermore, the patient’s mother claims that whenever they go shopping at the mall, his son always tries on heels and dresses. However, recently, she feels concerned because her son is facing violence at school and no longer wants to get out of his room. Besides, the patient also revealed that he has considered cutting off his genitals because he feels trapped in the wrong body.
Using DSM-5
According to Stanghellini (2015), gender dysphoria's major sign is a bad mood state as a result of irritability and despair. Therefore, the patient is suffering from gender dysphoria. The diagnosis is based on the fact that the patient hates his body; he has significant anxiety and feels more comfortable associating with things about the opposite gender.
Existential-humanistic Therapy
Existential humanistic therapy helps patients free themselves from situations or conditions that might be hindering them from living a happy, healthy life (CCPE, 2019). Certainly, this approach will be beneficial to the patient since he is exhibiting signs of low self-esteem and anxiety. After this process, I am sure the patient will be more comfortable in his skin and therefore boost his confidence.
Legal and Ethical Implications associated with gender dysphoria
According to Hayes (2018) if a medical procedure has enough proof of a positive effect o...