- Was JA mentally ill prior to the murder? A: She has BPD and it doesn’t come out of the blue.
- Without having training in DAPS testing, what is your basis for believing RG administered incorrectly? A: it is self-reporting test. Don’t need extensive training in it. I have read the manual several times–many mistakes.
- How many tests are there to diagnose the disorder and PTSD? A: There are 100s of tests. Some are more popular.
- How many did you personally administer? A: RAP, MMPI, TSI, WAIS. Four.
- How many years experience do you have in treating DV? A: Since 2004
- How many years experience with victims of sexual abuse? A: Same time frame.
- Do these fields require certification? A: Yes for a clinical psychologist. In terms of PTSD or DV, there’s no certification out there.
- When you were treating patients from 2004-2008, was it by yourself or with another psychologist? A: While unlicensed, we practice under the license of another psychologist but we meet alone with the patient.
- Do you feel that the knowledge of a sexual assault is as damaging as having a memory of it? A: Memory supports symptoms of intrusive thoughts. It wouldn’t be PTSD without memory.
- Can the body have reactions to certain stimuli that triggers emotions to a memory? A: Yes–there could be a physiological reaction.
- In one of the communications between JA and TA, TA says JA can have all of his passwords. Is it still unwanted intrusive behavior? A: No–not when they exchanged. As time went on, it was clear TA took away the permission.
- There were some communications between TA and other women where he complained that JA wouldn’t leave him alone. Were these people, like Michele Lowry, aware of his relationship with JA? A: Not the the extent it was sexual.
- How long in total did JA work at the Purple Plum both times? A: JD needs to look at her notes. (Pause as she looks.) Doesn’t have the exact times she worked there.
- Did you monitor her at all after the 4 times you met with her? A: No.
- How far back did your forensic evaluation go and were all the records were available? A: All the records pertaining to her were made available to me, as far as I know. Evaluation wnet back to her childhood.
- Do you consider BPD a mental illness or psychological disorder and why? A: It’s a psychological disorder (same as metal illness)
- How does dissociation play into BPD? A: It’s a technique to distance oneself from an environment that is anxiety-provoking. One of the symptoms of BPD is dissociation and paranoia.
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