Psychological Report

NAME: Benita Corbe-

Manzano
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 June 1975
ADDRESS: #22 Ongpin St.,
Binondo Manila Cit
COURT: !egional "rial Court
Bran#$ 1%& Manila
Cit, 'ational
Capital Judi#ial
!egion
CASE NO: 1%&%%
REFERENCE: 12&%567(9)Benita
Corbe-Manzano
THE PSCHO!O"
SER#ICE REFERENCE
REPORT DATED: *1 +pril 2*1%
$%& INTRODUCTION
$%'%& THE (RITER
, a- Mr. O.#ar /araan and , a- a Clini#al 0.#$ologi.t. , e1aluate p.#$ologi#al pro2ile o2 patient.
3$i#$ , $a1e 3or4ed o1er t$e pa.t t$irt-.i5 ear.. , al.o a#t a. an e5pert 3itne.. in #ourt in #i1il and
#ri-inal #a.e. in#luding adoption and de#laration o2 nullit o2 -arriage on t$e ground o2 p.#$ologi#al
in#apa#it o2 one or bot$ .pou.e.. 6ull detail. o2 - 7uali2i#ation. entitling -e to gi1e e5pert opinion
and e1iden#e are .et out at t$e end o2 t$i. report.
$%')& INSTRUCTIONS
"$e #a.e #on#ern. a #on.ultation b 0etitioner o2 3$et$er t$ere i. 0.#$ologi#al in#apa#it to
per2or- -arital obligation. on $er part or t$at o2 $er 8u.band. , $a1e been in.tru#ted b 0etitioner to
in1e.tigate 2or t$e #ourt 3$et$er .$e or $er $u.band or bot$ 3a. .u22ering 2ro- p.#$ologi#al
in#apa#it to 2ul2il t$e e..ential -arital obligation..
$)& IN#ESTI"ATION
$)'%& INTER#IE(
DATE OF INTER#IE(: *% April )*%+
$)')& ON E,AMINATION
0etitioner pre.ented entirel appropriatel and ga1e a #lear and #on.i.tent a##ount o2 t$e a##ident.,
$i.tori#al ba#4ground., #ir#u-.tan#e. and it. i-pa#t upon $er. S$e 3a. #learl 2eel. 1enge2ul
be#au.e o2 t$e un2air treat-ent o2 $er $u.band, .$e 2eel. being -i.under.tood and unappre#iated b
$er $u.band and 1er un#aring to3ard. $er in t$eir relation.$ip.
$)'-& MARITA! HISTOR
0etitioner and re.pondent be#a-e .3eet$eart. a2ter a .$ort #ourt.$ip o2 t3o -ont$. and t$ree
-ont$. a2ter t$at t$e #ontra#ted t$eir #i1il 3edding in Septe-ber 1 2**9 in Manila and a #$ur#$
3edding in Mar#$ 1, 2*1* in 9uezon Cit. "$e li1ed toget$er a2ter t$eir 3edding in "ondo, Manila.
$-& DISCUSSION AND OPINION
0etitioner i. .aid to be .u22ering 2ro- pa..i1e-aggre..i1e per.onalit di.order ta4ing all t$e
#on.ideration o2 all t$e #ir#u-.tan#e., a##ident., $i.tori#al ba#4ground. and e1ent. .$e en#ountered
be2ore and during $er -arital relation.$ip 3it$ $er $u.band. ,n - opinion t$e .aid per.onalit
di.order 3$i#$ -a4e. t$e 0etitioner p.#$ologi#al in#apa#itated to per2or- $er -arital obligation i. in
- opinion a gra1e, .eriou., #$roni#, .e1ere and in#urable.
$+& CONC!USIONS
$+'%& SUMMAR OF DIA"NOSIS
Benita Corbe-Manzano $a. .u22ered pa..i1e-aggre..i1e per.onalit di.order, 3$i#$ i. #on.idered
gra1e, .eriou., #$roni#, .e1ere and in#urable 3$i#$ -a4e. t$e -arriage alread doo-ed 2ro- t$e
.tart and be#au.e o2 t$e.e #lini#al e5a-ination. and t$e in#urable per.onalit di.order o2 petitioner
t$e -arriage -u.t be de#lared null and 1oid.
$+')& CAUSATION
0etitioner:. #ondition i. attributed to t$e 2ault 2a-ilial .etting 3$i#$ .$e 3a. e5po.ed to during $er
ounger and de1eloping ear.. S$e 3a. broug$t up .urrounded 3it$ -an indi1idual. 3$o are 3it$
-ore po3er t$an $er, $er .ibling. and parent.. "$en in ;u.t a 2e3 ear., $er ounger .ibling. #a-e
into pi#ture, in#rea.ing t$e ri1alr 2or t$e undi1ided attention o2 t$eir parent.. "$e .ituation pro1ed to
be 1er detri-ental 2or t$e petioner, a. .$e 3a. pre-aturel pla#ed in a po.ition 3$ere .$e $a. to
#o-pete 2or t$e 2ul2il-ent o2 $er e-otional need., and t$e.e e-otional need. pla. .igni2i#ant role.
in t$e de1elop-ent o2 a $ealt$ .el2-e.tee- and per.pe#ti1e in li2e. "$e un3anted earl 2igure o2
aut$orit, $er -ot$er pro1ed to be 1er annoing 2or t$e petitioner 3$o 3a. le2t 3it$ no #$oi#e but to
.ub-it. +. $er re.pon.e. gre3 into -ore #o-ple5 pattern a. 3ell a. .#orn2ul to t$e aut$oritati1e
2igure. t$at .$e belie1e. are -i.treating $er. Benita 3a. ne1er .al1aged 2ro- t$e.e erroneou.
in.ig$t. and -aladapti1e be$a1ioural pattern. t$at in t$e end turned to be t$e 1er #ore o2
per.onalit, a22e#ting all $er 2un#tion in li2e, in#luding t$e -arital a.pe#t.
$+'-& DEC!ARATION
, under.tand t$at - dut a. an e5pert 3itne.. i. to t$e #ourt. , $a1e #o-plied 3it$ t$at dut. "$i.
report in#lude. all -atter. rele1ant to t$e i..ue. on 3$i#$ - e5pert e1iden#e i. gi1en. , $a1e gi1en
detail. in t$i. report o2 -atter. 3$i#$ -ig$t a22e#t t$e 1alidit o2 t$i. report. , $a1e addre..ed t$i.
report to t$e #ourt.
, #on2ir- t$at , $a1e not entered into an arrange-ent 3$ere t$e a-ount or pa-ent o2 - 2ee. i. in
an 3a dependent on t$e out#o-e o2 t$e #a.e.
, #on2ir- t$at in.o2ar a. t$e 2a#t. .tated in - report are 3it$in - o3n 4no3ledge , $a1e -ade #lear
3$i#$ t$e are and , belie1e t$e- to be true, and t$at t$e opinion. , $a1e e5pre..ed repre.ent -
true and #o-plete pro2e..ional opinion.
O.#ar M. /araan, M.+.
Clini#al 0.#$ologi.t
$.& APPENDI,
<iagno.ti# and Stati.ti#al Manual o2 Mental <i.order. =<SM-,>? @ %t$ ed. =199%?
0ubli.$ed b t$e +-eri#an 0.#$iatri# +..o#iation
"$e ,C<-1* Cla..i2i#ation o2 Mental and Be$a1ioural <i.order. =199&?
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