Arthur Janov, also known as Art Janov, was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly descending into, feeling, and experiencing long-repressed childhood pain. Arthur Janov was born August 21, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA and is a 5/1 Manifesting Generator who's strategy is To Respond response after using an Emotional Solar Plexus as the inner authority.