8/23/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 21. [Question]: What made you say that [Linda] has an unhealthy childhood due to her pathogenic family? [Answer]: At the age of seven [7] years old, her parents separated. Her mother raised her and her sibling. It is known that her mother was loving, however, strict and had disciplined her inappropriately. For instance, when Linda has misbehaved or has committed a sin, her mother subjected her to verbal abuse [and] spanked her using her hand, a belt or a golf iron rod. Linda also suffered the same from her stepfather when he punished her. As a matter of fact, many times, her stepfather dunked her head in the water when she would misbehave. This has made Linda rebel against her parents when she became a teenager. She also developed hatred towards her stepfather because she felt that he was only a second father to her and did not have the right to punish her in that manner. Moreover, Linda's parents struggled through life and made a lot of sacrifices to [attain] financial success. They saw money as the key to success in life and the answer to satisfy one's needs. This has made Linda prioritize the satisfaction she would derive from material things and would do anything to get what [she] wants. On the other hand, Linda's resentment and lack of love and attention from her father has resulted to her demanding and domineering ways towards the opposite sex x x x. All these has (sic) made her display narcissistic and borderline behaviors. xxxx 24. [Question]: Based on your expert psychological disorders start to develop? opinion, when did [Linda's] [Answer]: It x x x started to develop during her growing up years x x x and before her marriage.[36] (Emphasis omitted) While Dr. Lopez attributes the gravity of Linda's disorder to her alleged unhealthy childhood, none of the informants whom he interviewed claims to have known Linda since childhood. Moreover, neither Marife nor Ronilo appear to have known Linda prior to the marriage in question. This significantly impairs the weight of Dr. Lopez's findings, insofar as they are based on the informants' narration of Linda's childhood events and circumstances which they appear to have no personal knowledge of. In any case, the Court elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/65268 6/6