Neal Forster.. takes the oath..
this is Dr Forster..
Roux, asks, oh its a her. hehe. still I think her name is Neal. she provides her CV. copies of her report..
0001 and 0002 report numbers.. Masipa enters them into evidence..
Roux leading his witness in questioning. .
bit of shuffling around going on.. .. witness makes herself comfy..
it would be more accurate to call you professor doctor..
Fos.. says it makes no difference..
her quals. Proff in this psychiatry. Witwatersrand uni.. forensic psychiatrist. has a subspecial of forensic psychiatry.
her previous employment. training position, 17 years at a hospital.. regioinal health ..
she has an extremely firm voice, a sort of army barracks voice and emphatic speaking.. clear English. very concise and no nonsense voice. no tv , cant tell you what she looks like.
Roux. 0002 your report. may we present your evidence??
mr pistorius was evaluated to obtain his condition. family members were also interviewed.. medical records.. 3 affidavits one from Justin Divaris. I interviewd 3 individuals.. his manager, his friend. his brother Carl and his coach.
his developmental history??
mr p is a middle child, born with a disability, at the pre language age, he would have had no language to describe his surgery..
the significance of that? ?
He wouldn't be able to understand why he was in hospital. he wouldn't be able to be comforted by his mother, infants would perceive this as traumatic assault.
his parents always encouraged him to perform as normal.. when he got his prosthetics, he walked at 17 months. always encouraged to be seen as normal.
This would result in accelerating anxiety.. he describes his mother as very loving, his father often away. his parents divorced as 6, dramatic change in circs, mother had to work. in his opinion his father was irresponsible. his mother was very anxious , using alchohol as a crutch. the children were not soothed bhy their mother, resulting in heightened anxiety.
the children were reared to see their external environment as threatening. the mother ADDed to their anxiety...
ROUX. would the anxiety go away?
Fos.. no. it remained. Carl, his older brother, looked after the chhildren. the maternal grandmother looked after the family financially. his older brother had to intervene occasionally on his behalf. he appeard to be a socialable child
at the age of 14 he went to highschool and lived with his father, then went to boarding school. his brother went to the same school the sister lived with the mother... .. he had no problem with his academic performance.
at the age of 15 his mother died. he was devastated... he described this as very very stressful. he continued to be a weekly boarder, stayed with is maternal aunt. he was supported by his family. he had hardly any contact with his father after this.. 16.. he had a knee injury, ran for healing, developed as a runner, began to make money independently. hegrew into an international athlete.. spends many months of the year in Italy. he says he feels the high violence of crime in SA makes him anxious. ( he cut off all ties with his father at 21 ) .
Mr p tries to be financially independent , it relieves his stresss, he has had 2 longterm relationships, he is quite self sufficient..
Roux. you mentioned his attemps to manage his anxiety??
Fos.. it is my opinion that Mr P has an anxiety disorder... he tries to control his environment to control his anxiety. his strict training regime and his diet helps him control this.. as he became more famous he would have to manage his anxiety more and more..
in order to control his anxiety, he must control his environment.
