Would you say she was using role function in some form there according to this? That is if you agree with the summary at all.
I can't speak for Maritsa, but it is not uncommon for people to have a diminished degree of contact with their emotions and thus try to express themselves in a socially accepted way. I know I did for decades ;-)
“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” --- Pippi Longstocking