Dr. James Husen, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Attorney, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

  Reading from  Sauer-Zavala, Shannon & Barlow, David, H. (2021). Neuroticism: A new framework for emotional disorders and their treatment. New York: The Guilford Press, they quoted Turkheimer: Variance and causation in behavioral development: (1) "Genes are an inextricable component of any developmental system, and thus genes are involved in all traits ” and " all traits are heritable. " (Gottlieb, G. (1992). Individual development and evolution: The genesis of novel behavior. New York: Oxford University Press at p. 147). The nature vs. nurture debate continues but we are gaining a deeper understanding of just how important and foundational genetics and natural selection are in the evolution of our capacity for complex behavior. If interested, I read the first half of Chapter 2 to you at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5vy2n6w1tgmse65/Neuroticism%2C%20Chapter%202%2C%20Part%201.mp4?dl=0

 Dr. Husen here, 11/21/21 (Sunday Morning). I'll be reading from a new book I've been thoroughly enjoying. I read here, Chapter 1 of  Sauer-Zavala, Shannon & Barlow, David, H. (2021). Neuroticism: A new framework for emotional disorders and their treatment. New York: The Guilford Press. I take some scholarly excursions to Internet Archive to read from a source book and a journal article or two as I explore the history behind Saurer-Zavala and Barlow's wonderful definition of Neuroticism. They write: “At a fundamental level, neuroticism can be thought of as stress reactivity, that is, strong surges of negative emotion in response to both external and internal triggers (Barlow, Ellard, Saur-Zavala, bullace, Carl, Bullis & Ellard, 2014a). Anxiety, fear, guilt, anger, and sadness are the discrete states most often referenced with regard to this propensity to experience negative emotions. Additionally, neuroticism is characterized by the perception or sense that the worl...

1. 11/15/21, In my studies this morning I got to thinking about whether Child Custody Evaluations bring back pre 1970s where "fault" for the divorce was often determinative of custody decisions. To investigate the issue I thought I'd read and record the law beginning with the history of the law on the "best interests of the child" standard using a practice guide I subscribe to -- CEB's Child Custody Litigation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d68k7or1aas8xrx/1%2C%20Best%20Interests%20of%20Child%2C%20History.mp4?dl=0 2. 11/21/21, In my studies this evening I pick up where I left off last Sunday. This evening we'll start with the court's broad discretion: The Change of Circumstances Rule However, the changed circumstances rule does not apply unless there has been a final or permanent custody order ( Montenegro v .  Diaz  (2001)  26 Cal.4th 249, 256 ), such as where a custody determination has been made after a contested evidentiary hearing on the merits. (Se...

This is a history by Gordon Allport of Social Psychology as of 1968. Click the following Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/83htxcr57a7kk5b/Allport%2C%201968%2C%20History%20of%20Social%20Psychology.mp4?dl=0 (Warning: The reading is 4 and a half hours long) I love reading Allport who was at least 5 decades of ahead of his time.  He defined social psychology as follows: " the scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others" (Allport  1954 ). ( Allport, G. (1954).  The nature of prejudice . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

  Blame IV What is was like for Audrey Flack ( http://www.audreyflack.com/ ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/52zm6o7d43smuda/Blame%204%2C%20Bite%20your%20Lip.mp4?dl=0

  Autism and Parent Blame III, Kanner's Part https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfcysgdcv3oiisc/Blame%203%2C%20Kanner%27s%20Fault.mp4?dl=0

  The Blame Game, Part II Donvan and Zucker's next chapter in the section of their book entitled the blame game.  I plan to read 1 chapter a day in their book for a total of six chapters. The book can be found on Amazon Kindle and Audible.com. if you want to read the entire book.  I recommend it.  Hit the following link to read me read their chapter on Dr. Bettelheim, or, Prisoner 15209 https://www.dropbox.com/s/v6rk1uhxc46t0ga/Blame%202%2C%20Prisoner%2015209%2C%20Bettelheim.mp4?dl=0