ABSTRACT
Dear Ms. Th is is the report of the forensic psychologist requested by your offi ce to examine and
report on the instant case in regard to defendant-victim interaction and related behavior. A primary issue to be addressed in this report is to what extent self-control of the accused was adversely aff ected by extreme emotion at the time of the alleged off enses. A related issue is to what degree behavioral self-regulation was exhibited during the instant off enses, irrespective of operative emotion, stress, or other arousal factors.
