I. BRIEF SUMMARY
Darian is a bright 14-year old daughter of two rich people who run some nice housing complex. Then one day Nick a writer comes into her life. He is a 28 yr old man who is looking for an apartment to rent. He finds a perfect place in where he also met Darian. She initially demonstrates an attraction with him then she felt that a reciprocal feeling is given back by Nick allowing her to think that he is also in love with her; she then began to act differently becoming too obsessed with him. Darian becomes a full-pledged obsessed with Nick. Se monitors, seducing, and stalking him later on she began to try hurting and attempting to kill people around Nick, and even end up trying to kill her love-obsession. The way she looks at Nick who seems to be her mean of obsession reveals something unusual for a 14 year old young girl. At the beginning she seems to act friendly with the guy then later on she started to act strange. She did everything that she could just to get the guy’s attention and actually be with the guy. She is trying to be so nice and sweet with him and acting as if she’s very much in love with him. She gives gift, always wanted to be with the guy, monitoring his activities, getting mad with his friends and to anyone who will be close to him. She is even trespassing into Nick’s property and stalking him. Generally, she seems to be obsessed with Nick.
Identifying information
Name: Darian
Sex: female
Age: 14 years old
II. DIAGNOSIS
Findings: Histrionic Personality Disorder and Conduct Disorder
III. JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS
By observing and looking deeper at Darian’s case she has seems to be disturbed by two disorders first which are; histrionic personality disorder, conduct disorder.
Histrionic Personality Disorder
This disorder is experience by Darian because she is frequently excited about something, emotional, and dramatic. Her affective display is very obvious especially towards Nick. She has a great sexual fantasy, coy and flirtatious.
Evidences Ø High level of attention seeking
Ø Temper tantrums, tears, and accusation when she is rejected by Nick
Ø Too much emotional
Ø wants to be the center of attraction especially for Nick
Ø Her behavior towards Nick is not congruent of her age
Ø She interacts with him in an inappropriate seductive way, showing her flesh and speaking in a very seductive way
Ø Her nonverbal behaviors such us: voice, glance, smile, and physical movements are sometimes strange and unusual for her age as a young girl
Ø Consistent use of physical appearance to draw attention of self
Ø Shows dramatization, theatrically and exaggerated expression of emotion
Ø Considers to be intimately involve with nick
Conduct Disorder
It is an enduring set of behaviors that evolves over time, usually characterized by aggression and violation of the rights of others. Darian exhibits one of the three specific behaviors which is threatening and intimidating others. In addition, she has aggressive anti-social behavior too. Her conduct disorder is moderate, number of conduct problems and effect on others intermediate between “mild” and “severe”.