. D . ▁in ▁clin ical ▁psych ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁Like ▁many ▁social ▁scient ists ▁of ▁the ▁post war ▁era , ▁Le ary ▁was ▁gal van ized ▁by ▁the ▁object ivity ▁of ▁modern ▁physics ; ▁his ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁( The ▁Social ▁Dim ensions ▁of ▁Person ality : ▁Group ▁Str ucture ▁and ▁Process ) ▁approached ▁group ▁ther apy ▁as ▁a ▁" ps ych lot ron " ▁from ▁which ▁behavior al ▁characteristics ▁could ▁be ▁derived ▁and ▁quant ified ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁periodic ▁table , ▁pres aging ▁his ▁later ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁inter person al ▁circum plex . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Ph . D . ▁stayed ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁clin ical ▁professor ▁of ▁medical ▁psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Francisco ; ▁concurrent ly , ▁Le ary ▁co - f ounded ▁Kaiser ▁Hospital ' s ▁psych ology ▁department ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁and ▁maintained ▁a ▁private ▁consult ancy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁Le ary ▁family ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Spain , ▁subs isting ▁on ▁a ▁research ▁grant . ▁According ▁to ▁Ber keley ▁colle ague ▁Mar v ▁Fre ed man , ▁" Something ▁had ▁been ▁stir red ▁in ▁him ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁breaking ▁out ▁of ▁being ▁another ▁c og ▁in ▁society ..." ▁ ▁Despite ▁professional ▁success , ▁his ▁marriage ▁was ▁stra ined ▁by ▁inf idel ity ▁and ▁mut ual ▁alco hol ▁ab use . ▁Marian ne ▁eventually ▁committed ▁suic