Dr Reid says says gunman talks about freezing instead of fight or flight. "The things that he described as images in his mind are unusual to hear for an adult... ..... we see things like this in little children who have fear about their anger"
Dr Reid says "As we mature, the same kinds of issues are still deep down in our psyches"... "But we take care of those fears automatically"
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Dr Reid says "in the situation with mr holmes, that primative or almost infantile childlike way of dealing with his anger is close to the surface and he is conscious of it"
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Dr Reid says "regular folks, like most of us in the room, would not be aware as that happens"
- Objection
King asks to approach after question/answer about how Holmes sees the anger inside himself
- Objection
Objection. King says Brauchler is testifying. Overruled
Brauchler asks if that internal anger/fear management has a bearing on the legal definitions
Dr Reid said it was important to him that the defendant corrected him about the anger/aversion to mankind
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"My impression was it was a psychological guardedness, not a legalistic one"
Doctor says he considers language used by defendant to consider if he is trying to lead him astray
Dr Reid believes gunman did a lot of research about his own mental health, so no surprise he'd use that term
- Objection
Objection to misstatement of evidence. Overruled. But judge reminds jury to rely on own recollection of the recording.
Doctor says symptoms weren't consistent with severe depression
Dr Reid says symptoms of mono can overlap with symptoms of severe depression. That's why he asked if gunman went to class, to see how disabling it was
Dr Reid says gunman went to fitness center once-twice a week. "there's no indication that i'm aware of that he wasn't carrying on his usual life"
Dr Reid said he thought FBI sighting near shooting range could have been delusional. But Doc says gunman was clear it was real.
- Objection
Brauchler asks if a person with this kind of planning might have a heightened paranoia?
Objection overruled
Dr Reid says it seems common sense to him that it was possible
Dr Reid handed a redacted video he verified recently. That segment is the July 31, 2014 morning session
Brauchler explains the sound as a drinking fountain and air conditioning. Videographer tried to make adjustments, Dr Reid says.
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