1. Working with High Conflict Personalities High Conflict Diversion Program™ www.highconflict.net

2. Prevalence of Personality Disorders National Institute of Health and National Institute on Results From the Wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions study of 35,000 people completed in 2008 and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry show that Personality Disorders in the general population in the United States is around 21.52% (over 1 in 5 have a diagnosable PD). These disorders that are most frequently found in high conflict legal disputes are as follows:

3. Narcissistic6.2%(20-29 age group ---9.4%)Slightly more male Borderline5.9%(20-29 age group ---9.3%)Equal male and female Paranoid4.4%(18-29 age group ---6.8%) Slightly more female Antisocial3.6%(18-29 age group ---6.2%)Significantly more male Histrionic1.8%(18 -29 age group---3.8%)Equal male and female Results of Wave II Study

4. Understanding Personality Disorders 9. Whisman, M. A., Tolejko, N., & Chatav, Y. Social consequences of personality disorders: Probability and timing of marriage and probability of marital disruption The associations between DSM-IV personality disorders and probability of marriage, early marriage, and marital disruption were evaluated among people that participated in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, which is a nationally representative face-to-face survey of 43,093 respondents, 18 years and older. Participants completed a structured interview for the diagnosis of seven personality disorders, and provided information about the occurrence and timing of marriage and marital disruption. Results suggest that personality disorders were associated with decreased probability of marriage, increased probability of early marriage, and increased probability of marital disruption. These findings suggest that personality disorders have substantial consequences for the probability and timing of marriage and probability of marital disruption.

5. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Understanding High Conflict Personality Disorders – Stress Driven – Continuum – Wounds of early bonding and attachment – Brain development Incapable of different behavior

6. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Understanding High Conflict Personality Disorders Recognizing PD’s – Narcissistic – Borderline – Paranoid – Antisocial – Histrionic – Bi-polar

7. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Understanding High Conflict Need for greater understanding Lack of ability for self reflection Lack of ability to self regulate More room for process Need for greater structure Need for consequences Need for more direction/redirection

8. High Conflict Diversion Program™ www.highconflict Understanding High Conflict Need for training to understand Pd’s core beliefs and how they pertain to financial aspects of the settlement negotiations. E.g.- Borderline underlying issues of abandonment, Double bind of if I ask for what I need I won’t get it. I shouldn’t have to ask you should know.

9. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Understanding High Conflict Neurophysiology – Fight/Flight sequence – PTSD – Cognitive intervention and education Teaching techniques to intervene in sequence

10. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Establishing Boundaries PD’s and Boundaries – Push-back (spike in conflict) Strategies The role of the nervous system in continuing conflict Stress reduction Disengagement

11. High Conflict Diversion Program ™ www.highconflict.net Establishing Boundaries