JA spoke to Dr. Samuels about Law of Attraction - if you put out positive experiences, vibes, and expressing goals you have in life . . . part of what JA was learning in the PPL . . . her journaling in law of attraction - many many times. . . .
something wrong with that boy . . . law of attraction with not being too negative.
Effects it has on people . . . PTSd . . . .everyone who experiences severe trauma often lead to PTsd? no . . .typically one of the characteristics people who are diagnosed share a common sense of symptoms . . . an atypical stressor out of the norm of experiences . . . . criteria is very specific . . . if you have been diagnosed with PTsd you share a criteria with the other people who have been diagnosed the same. . . not everybody is exactly the same . . . 5 of 7 criteria but stressors are not the same - criteria met.
new current research -can someone who is involved in harming another develop PTsd? . . . even though I saw that while treating former LEO's . . . research is relatively new . . .
people can develop PTsd from being perp.
Her PTsd score was very low . . . . . from her experiences, growing up, her parents, etc - she was suffering from very low self-esteem . . . . over the years I found her personality seemed to strengthen became more assertive and able to communicate more frequently. . . .she was not always like that some days she was depressed, outgoing - other days apprehensive . . .. over time . . .thorough eval with a report with a diagnosis. .. . . spent several interview sessions - develop rapport, she was in an acute state of denial and not able to share what really happened - she shared what we believe to be the true story - she developed an alternative to the story and that has some basis in facts . . . .
when spend time with her is there therapy? . . .. not when you are doing evaluation - I had to restrain myself from therapy . . . . no therapy . . . .I did see some improvements and changes
things are different now than when I used to practice . . . ideal to see her twice week, then once a week, then twice monthly, then once monthly then every 6 weeks . . .
PTSD - have to do with emotions? .. . .yes one characteristics is blunted affect - an emotive state that does not seem to jive with what they are talking about - emotive distance
can't tell you what structure of the brain makes this happen . . . . feeling of detachment and disconnected . . ..
do they have the detachment when talking about the experience that caused PTSd . . . . yes quite common in this disorder
additional stress have effect on someone with PTSD . . .difficult for a soldier to talk about particular experience . .. one would not just dive in there and talk about this experience because that could be very detrimental. . . . . could Ms. Arias . . ..
testifying for anyone could be stressful . . . add stress with ptSD . . . contribute to blunted affect? . . . .it has the potential possible illicit specific thoughts . . . . generally speaking
detachment a defense mechanism? . . . can be to block individual psychological contact . . . . amnesia can sometimes be a help .. . .amnesia is prescribed by the brain . . .but the person puts distance between selves and the actual thing that happened.
Derealization? evidence of that in JA? . . .the intruders was a disconnect with reality
how about her leaving a voicemail on tA's after she had killed her . . . distancing herself from being involved that day - puts a barrier between self and the act strange but it does happen
depersonal . . . . another way of the mind trying to put psychological distance between itself and the stress event . . . . she did not confide in her mother or father . . . . no where to turn to . . . .
she spoke to Leslie Udy . . . wish kids to play together (TA & JA) borders on ?
function as alternative reality was reality . . .
JA sent flowers to TA's grandmother - along with same type of behavior - there may have been some sorrow on her part too . . . . same thing I was discussing earlier with regard to JA
tremors and shaking . .. . he noticed sometimes she was shaking at times usually content related . . .. he is reading from DSM4 criteria . .. already marked . . . he did not bring the actual red book (DSM-IV) that was marked into evidence last week an he was given back to take with him . . . he brought a portable version - doesn't have the explanatory text - but this you can carry around . . .
in PTsd shaking and tremors can fall into that particular criteria - a person responds physiologically -- (JA' is biting her nails today looking very pale)
other internal cues - he did observe her shaking . . . not epileptic type much milder - you might not notice it . . . . . . if her hand was down probably would not notice it as much . . . she did tell sometimes she would shake - shaking began around 2007 if he was venturing a guess . . . when tA would get angry @ her an yell @ her . . .
times when Dr. saw her shaking ./ / /I didn't get around tothat . . . . I didn't play with that - I didn't do an experiment to see . . . . didn't have time for that . .. .
shaking a form of elevated anxiety? yes can be a form of anxiety - a characteristic of PTsd
when men yell or raise their voice that causes her stress and anxiety . . . she told Dr. of this . . . if a man is upset with her she feels most anxious and she shakes . . . this type of anxiety or stress is different than June 4th? yes this is normal anxiety people experience frequently . .. jittery knee, scratch their head, heartrate go up, hands get clammy,
problem with finding words? . . .yes many have cognitive function . . . word finding - common occuance stage fright . . . just prior to performance - performance anxiety - someone who might forget their lines . . . they might
is this someone who should get mental treatment for? . . . if it interferes with their life . . . when the issue disrupts flow of life - creates problems. . . .can' get on bus, light rail, or car to go somewhere.
people with having problem standing up and talking in front of a group of people . . . no some anxiety is helpful for people for experiences later in life
what you know happened on June 4th is based upon what? . . . crime scene photos, police reports, at least one detective report, interviews with detectives - video-recording . . . watched those . . ..
looking @ the photo - you don't know but you gathered from all of the
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