Dr. Liane Leedom at a Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy conference. Why does the silent treatment hurt so much? Why does the end of a relationship feel like withdrawal? What is cognitive dissonance? Why do targets of sociopaths lose the ability to think? In part 1 of this interview, Dr. Liane Leedom, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Bridgeport, explains the effects of extreme relationship stress. Subscribe at lovefraud.supercast.com. Resources lleedom@bridgeport.edu See Dr. Liane Leedom’s work on Researchgate.  PsychCentral: How does stress affect the brain?