It stuns me that Jodi and Dr. DeMarte are almost the same exact age (by a month!).

119 = "Pretty High IQ," Willmott??

1:28 p.m. ET: DeMarte said she gave Arias an I.Q. test to rule out other possible issues with Arias.

1:26 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking DeMarte why she gave Arias test to make sure could read. DeMarte said it was brief test and she just wanted to make sure.

1:23 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking DeMarte why her resume doesn't seem to mention her work with truama patients. DeMarte said she didn't mention all of her work experience on her resume, because her resume would be too long. She said she would rather spend her time with her patients instead of working on her resume.

1:19 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking about DeMarte's speciality providing therapy for truama victims. DeMarte said she has been working with trauma patients since 2004.

1:17 p.m. ET: Willmott is grilling DeMarte about an add for her practice that says she has 8 years of practicing as a pyschologist, but DeMarte has only had her license for three years. DeMarte said Willmott is incorrect she has been practicing since 2004 with supervision.

Willmott's questioning is actually giving me some laughs, especially when DeMArte says, "that's incorrect." Willmott trying to paint DeMarte as inexperienced, not understanding Samuels's tests, not understanding about PTSD, not working with trauma victims.........oooh and the BIG one - she SHOWED Mr. Martinez the copyrighted test questions!!


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I don't see any note taking going on now, not even the Notetaker has his pen to the paper.

Willmott is back to the PDS test that Dr. Samuels gave. Dr. D has never given the PDS test before.

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Willmott is pointing out that Dr. D shared the questions from the test with Juan even though they were copyrighted.

Willmott is going over the copyright policy that is on these psychological tests now. She has a new angle it seems.

1:41 p.m. ET: Willmott is walking DeMarte through the answers Arias gave on the PDS test.

1:39 p.m. ET: Arias is taking a lot of notes during DeMarte's testimony today.

1:35 p.m. ET: Willmott is pointing out to DeMarte that the PSD test has copyright protection.

1:33 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking DeMarte about the PTSD test (PSD) defense expert Richard Samuals gave to Arias.

1:30 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking DeMarte how she scored the psychological tests she gave Arias. DeMarte said she scored one test by hand.

1:52 p.m. ET: Willmott is now asking DeMarte about the other PTSD test (MCMI) Samuals gave to Arias.

1:50 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking DeMarte if PTSD can be caused by multiple traumatic events. DeMarte agreed with Willmott.

1:48 p.m. ET: DeMarte said she did not give Arias the PSD test to Arias during her own evaluation.

DRINK!!!

_________________
Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Today Jodi is DRAWING again. She continues giving IT to Travis!! Making money from him, and
his murder now, not that she didn't do ENOUGH to him!!! OH SHE HATES HIM! Maybe she will do
some "copies" of his face, especially the last living one? How like her.

I see her drawing... changing pencils ... erasing ... and wiping away the residue from the eraser.
Like cleaning off her table!

Beth K. said she is taking notes. I don't think so...

1:59 p.m. ET: Judge Stephens has recessed court for 10 minutes.

1:58 p.m. ET: DeMarte is explaining how the MCMI has questions built into it to make sure the test taker is not lying.


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Juan objects for the second time today, violation of rule 15. We are sizzling away in sizzlebar. Judge calls for 10 min recess.

O.T.

Arrest has been made in the Boston Bombings!

YES!!!

Good morning everyone!!

I think this expert is doing very well on cross. Willmott is trying to discredit her.

Amazing isn't it ... how one as smart as Einstein sits in the Defendant's chair, and the other one sits in the witness chair as an expert witness who holds her doctorate?

Two peas in a pod ...

Now WHY WOULD Jodi ever feel inferior about ANYTHING about herself?
Just like Casey Anthony... they buy all that "pillow talk" the guys feed them (no ulterior motive there) telling them how WONDERFUL they are! BUT afterward ... they DO plummet back down to earth and REALITY!
Culture shock!

DRINK!!!

_________________
Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

I wonder if the jury has put any questions in the basket for this expert? Usually we hear.

DRINK!!!

_________________
Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Good Lord!! GIVE IT UP, WILLMOTT!


MBTB, The courtroom spectators have said that there is only ONE question in the basket so far (placed there today).

2:34 p.m. ET: Willmott is asking why DeMarte administered an old version of the TSI test to Arias. DeMarte said the new test had just been released, and it was still ok to use the old test. On one of the scales from the test, Arias scored high in anxiety.

2:30 p.m. ET: DeMarte is looking through her materials for Arias' test results.

2:25 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.

2:23 p.m. ET: DeMarte is explaining her personality disorder diagnosis of Arias.

Busy Bee Jodi is looking worse for the wear today. This witness is destroying her.

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There is one sheet in the basket at the moment. Could have multiple questions on it.

2:42 p.m. ET: The TSI examine tests for symptoms of trauma. The website for U.S Department of Veteran's Service's describes the TSI like this:

The TSI is a global measure of trauma sequelae; items are not keyed to a specific traumatic event. It is a 100-item self-report measure of posttraumatic stress and other psychological sequelae of traumatic events. Respondents are asked to rate how often each symptom has happened to them in the past 6 months. Items are rated on a 4-point frequency scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 3 ("often").

The TSI has 10 clinical scales that assess a variety of symptom domains related to trauma: Anxious Arousal, Depression, Anger/Irritability, Intrusive Experiences, Defensive Avoidance, Dissociation, Sexual Concerns, Dysfunctional Sexual Behavior, Impaired Self-reference, and Tension Reduction Behavior. The TSI also includes 3 validity scales that may be useful in identifying response tendencies that would invalidate the test results. These scales assess Atypical Responses, Response Level (very low reporting), and InconsistentResponses.

The TSI contains items that correspond to DSM-IV symptom criteria (B, C, and D) for PTSD, but does not specifically assess these criteria. Raw scale scores are converted to T scores for the 10 clinical scales and the 3 validity scales based on a normative sample (with separate norms based on gender and age). A computer scoring program is available from the test publisher. The TSI is recommended for measuring a variety of trauma-related symptoms in clinical or research settings.

2:37 p.m. ET: DeMarte said Arias tested high a scale for "self concept" that includes traits like esteem and identity issues.