title: A psychologist grows in Brooklyn: reflections from the past.
abstract: In this autobiography, I begin by describing how I made many important decisions in my life without much conscious or verbalized thought. I cover information about my parents, grandparents, early school experiences, and both college and graduate school. The autobiography also includes a detailed discussion of my 41 years of teaching at the University of Tennessee. I discuss important experiences that helped me to become a clinical psychologist and a teacher. I conclude the article with a personal experience concerning the death of my mother and an early memory.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. bhhandler@aol.com
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Handler
mesh_terms: D004517:Education, Professional / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011386:Projective Techniques / Q000266:history; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States