It appears that daniel is uninfluenced by his childhood relationship with his mother. for example, even though his mother wasn't around much during his childhood, instead of being upset, daniel replies, "no big deal, i didn't need her anyway." based on the classifications, daniel would be categorized as

I think he shud be categorized as manic depressive because, obviously, he did not know his mother growing up, he treats her as nonexistent, or a thing ... this method is easier classified. however, he does want to meet his mother to confirm why she wasn't there, he wants definite answers for her reasoning ... ?