Amber Heard reacts as psychologist who reviewed relationship with Johnny Depp tells of persona issues

Amber Heard appeared to bodily react because the psychologist who reviewed her relationship with Johnny Depp testified that she has two persona issues.

The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard started on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit towards his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed printed in The Washington Submit titled “I spoke up towards sexual violence — and confronted our tradition’s wrath. That has to vary”.

Psychologist Dr Shannon Curry took the stand on Tuesday saying that she met with Ms Heard on “two separate dates” as she carried out her analysis – 10 and 17 December 2021. She stated they spent 12 hours collectively and that “the results of Ms Heard’s analysis supported two diagnoses – borderline persona dysfunction and histrionic persona dysfunction”.

Dr Curry stated Ms Heard “externalises blame” and will be “self-righteous”, “judgemental” and has anger.

She added that there’s a “determined concern of abandonment” amongst these with borderline dysfunction and that the response to that’s to attempt to hold a big different shut and this behaviour can turn into excessive.

Dr Curry stated these with borderline dysfunction can seem charming and socially refined, however they’ll additionally blow up and be unaware of issues of their considering.

They’re very involved with appearances, will be merciless, and should wrestle to confess faults, prompting a number of points in shut relationships.

Reactions will be violent or aggressive and they are often abusive to their accomplice to bodily cease them from leaving.

They could additionally use the authorized system to cease their accomplice from leaving by threatening to file a restraining order or claiming that they’ve been abused.

Dr Curry stated folks with borderline dysfunction can really feel slighted simply and so they make no try at controlling their feelings. They’ll do something to precise anger.

Describing histrionic persona dysfunction, Dr Curry stated it’s a should be the centre of consideration, including that these with the situation might want to make up tales to place themselves on the centre as both the “sufferer” or “princess”.

Dr Curry stated there was proof that Ms Heard was “grossly” exaggerating signs of PTSD and that there was no proof to assist that she was really affected by the situation.

Throughout cross-examination by Ms Heard’s authorized workforce, Dr Curry stated she was not board-certified and has by no means testified about violence between companions beforehand. Dr Curry stated she was interviewed at Mr Depp’s home by his authorized workforce and that Mr Depp was current on the time, and that dinner was served.

In her 2018 op-ed, Ms Heard wrote that “like many ladies, I had been harassed and sexually assaulted by the point I used to be of faculty age. However I saved quiet — I didn’t anticipate submitting complaints to deliver justice. And I didn’t see myself as a sufferer”.

“Then two years in the past, I turned a public determine representing home abuse, and I felt the total power of our tradition’s wrath for ladies who converse out,” she added on the time.

Whereas Mr Depp isn’t named within the piece, his authorized workforce argues that it comprises a “clear implication that Mr Depp is a home abuser”, which they are saying is “categorically and demonstrably false”. Mr Depp is searching for damages of “not lower than $50m”.

Ms Heard has filed a $100m counterclaim towards Mr Depp for nuisance and immunity from his allegations.