Dr Lorandos Cross Exam Of Freudian Psychoanalysis
12/04/10
http://www.falsely-accused.net Dr. Lorandos demonstrates a cross examination of Freudian psychoanalysis LORANDOS: It appears that you subscribe to Freudian theory, correct? Witness: To a certain degree, yes. LORANDOS: Alright. Freudian theory assumes that emotional and behavioral problems originate as a result of some significant childhood experiences, correct? Witness: Correct, yes. LORANDOS: And in particular Freudian theory would be interested in 1) a history of family conflict in childhood, correct? Witness: It could be, yes. LORANDOS: And Freudian theory would be interested in 2) the extent to which someone recalls their mother as, being depressed for example, correct? Witness: That might be another issue of interest, yes. LORANDOS: And Freudian theory would be interested in 3) how attached someone felt as a child to their family, correct? Witness: Yes, that could also be an issue of interest LORANDOS: Now previously we talked about journals and I want to ask you if the Journal of Psychological Assessment is a generally accepted and recognized peer review journal in your field. Witness: Yes it is, yes. LORANDOS: And a 1994 study by Henry and his colleagues published in the Journal of Psychological Assessment, titled, On Remembrance of Things Past: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Retrospective Method, might be relevant to your opinions in this case, correct? Witness: It could be, yes. LORANDOS: Id like you to consider this research study which involved the following 5 steps and Im going to give you a hypothetical. 1) Children were interviewed at the ages of 7, 9, 11, 13, and 19. 2) The mothers of these children were also asked questions regarding a) the extent of conflict in their families and b) the degree to which they felt depressed. 3) At the ages 13 and 15 the children were also asked how attached they felt to their families. And 4) At the age of 18 these children were asked a) between the ages of 7 and 15, how much conflict was there in your family b) when you were between the ages of 7 and 15, how often did your mother seem depressed and c) when you were about 13 to 15 years old, how close did you feel to your parents. Ok? Got that? Witness: I think so, yes. LORANDOS: And the last part of the hypothetical, the childrens responses to these questions at age 18 were correlated with the information obtained when they were younger, ok? Witness: Yes. LORANDOS: In particular, the childrens responses to these questions were expressed in terms of a correlation coefficient and a correlation coefficient can range from zero to one, correct? Witness: Correct. LORANDOS: And a correlation coefficient of one corresponds to an exact one-to-one relationship between previous information and present replies, correct? Witness: Yes, correct. LORANDOS: And a correlation of zero corresponds to no relationship whatsoever between previous information and present replies correct? Witness: Again correct. LORANDOS: Would it surprise you to know that when asked between the ages of 7 and 15 How much conflict was there in your family? the mean correlation between the previous information and the present replies was .19? Witness: Yes it would surprise me. LORANDOS: Because .19, thats not a very high correlation is it? Witness: No. LORANDOS: And a correlation of only .19 indicates that what these 18 year olds thought they remembered about family conflict between the ages of 7 and 15 was not very accurate, correct? Witness: Thats what that study would indicate, yes. LORANDOS: Would it surprise you to know that when asked between the ages of 7 and 15 How often did your mother seemed depressed? the mean correlation between the previous information, that that was taken at the time by the evaluators, and the present replies of the children was .16? Witness: Yes, I am surprised by that. LORANDOS: Indeed. A correlation of .16, thats also not very high is it doctor? Witness: No its not. LORANDOS: And a correlation of only .16 indicates that what these 18 year olds thought they remembered about their mothers being depressed was not very accurate, correct? Witness: Thats what that study indicates. LORANDOS: Would it surprise you to know that when asked while between the ages of 7 and 15 years old, How close do you feel toward your parents? the mean correlation between the previous information and the present replies was only .36? Witness: Yes, I am also somewhat surprised by that. LORANDOS: Indeed, because a correlation of .36; thats not a very high correlation is it doctor? Witness: No.
