Love the defenses expert witness, she knows her stuff! All the while she's talking about Jodi and her diagnosis of Jodi she will not look at her the expert at all. Jodi keeps drawing or writing as if the diagnosis has absolutely nothing to do with he.
The diagnosis is:
Borderline Personality Personality
Individuals with BPD usually have several of the following symptoms, many of which are detailed in the DSM-IV-TR:
Marked mood swings with periods of intense depressed mood, irritability and/or anxiety lasting a few hours to a few days (but not in the context of a full-blown episode of major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder).
Inappropriate, intense or uncontrollable anger.
Impulsive behaviors that result in adverse outcomes and psychological distress, such as excessive spending, sexual encounters, substance use, shoplifting, reckless driving or binge eating.
Recurring suicidal threats or non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, such as cutting or burning one’s self.
Unstable, intense personal relationships, sometimes alternating between “all good,” idealization, and “all bad,” devaluation.
Persistent uncertainty about self-image, long-term goals, friendships and values.
Chronic boredom or feelings of emptiness.
Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment.
Laviolette had worked under this expert at one time. I wonder how the defense will try to discredit this expert?
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