post-traumatic stress disorder by: tori mullen. dexter morgan: father, husband, brother, and serial...
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
BY: TORI MULLEN
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DEXTER MORGAN:
FATHER, HUSBAND, BROTHER, AND
SERIAL KILLER
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DEXTER MORGAN• AGE: BORN FEBRUARY 1, 1971. EARLY 40’S
• OCCUPATION: FORENSIC BLOOD ANALYST AT THE MIAMI-METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN HIS SPARE TIME DEXTER IS SERIAL KILLER BUT HE ONLY KILLS MURDERS BASED OFF OF HARRY, HIS FATHER’S CODE.
• USES M99 WHICH IS AN ANIMAL TRANQUILIZER TO INCAPACITATE HIS VICTIMS.
• TRAITS:
LIAR ALWAYS PLANS AHEAD
UNEMOTIONAL MANIPULATIVE
ALWAYS ANXIOUS
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IS A MENTAL DISORDER THAT OCCURS AFTER AN EMOTIONAL AND TRAUMATIC EVENT.
DISORDER: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
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CAUSES
“BORN IN BLOOD”
• WHEN DEXTER WAS JUST A BABY HE WITNESSED HIS MOTHER BEING BRUTALLY MURDERED. HIS MOTHER WAS MURDERED WITH A CHAIN SAW ALONG WITH 3 OTHER DRUG ADDICTS IN A STORAGE CONTAINER WHERE DEXTER AND HIS BROTHER WERE FOUND IN A POOL OF THEIR MOTHER’S BLOOD AFTER BEING THERE FOR 2 DAYS.
• DEXTER’S SON, HARRISON ALSO WITNESSED HIS MOTHER, DEXTER’S WIFE RITA BEING MURDERED.
“BORN IN BLOOD... BOTH OF US. HARRY WAS RIGHT. I THOUGHT I COULD CHANGE WHAT I AM, KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I DO, WHAT I CHOOSE. I'M WHAT'S WRONG. THIS IS FATE.”
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Y7GX1HLH1SY
START AT 1:27
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• EMOTIONALLY CUT OFF FROM OTHERS
• THINKS HE IS ALWAYS IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT
• ALWAYS THINKS SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
• ANXIOUS/ JITTERY
• HIS MIND IS ALWAYS RACING
• CAN’T RELATE TO OTHERS PROBLEMS WHICH PUTS A STRAIN ON HIS MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS KIDS
• FLASHBACKS OF MOTHER’S DEATH AND OF HIS WIFE, RITA’S DEATH
• ENJOYS BEING ALONE
• INTERNAL FEELINGS OF EMPTINESS
SYMPTOMS
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EMOTIONALLY CUT OFF FROM OTHERS
• DEXTER STARTED DATING RITA AS A PART OF HIS DISGUISE AND AFTER RITA BECOMES PREGNANT, THEY DECIDE TO GET MARRIED. DEXTER USES ALL OF THIS AS PART OF HIS DISGUISE OF THE “PERFECT FAMILY”.
• WHEN DEXTER FINDS RITA’S DEAD BODY HE SHOWS ALMOST NO EMOTION AND DOESN’T EVEN SHED A TEAR WHEN HE HAS TO TELL HIS STEPCHILDREN THAT THEIR MOTHER IS DEAD.
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MH7LJXU7CL0
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ALWAYS BELIEVES HE IS IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT
• DEXTER IS ALWAYS MAKING PRECAUTIONS TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT HE ISN’T CAUGHT. HE DELETES MANY SURVEILLANCE TAPES, KILLS PEOPLE (ACCIDENTALLY AND ON PURPOSE), AND TAMPERS WITH A LOT OF EVIDENCE FROM MANY, MANY CASES.
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THE KILL ROOM
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TREATMENT
THERAPY! LOTS AND LOTS OF THERAPY
• AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, DEXTER HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS. HE SHOULD GO TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY. THIS TYPE OF THERAPY WOULD ALLOW DEXTER TO LEARN BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES FOR RELAXATION AND WAYS TO FOSTER ANXIETY.
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OTHER TREATMENT
MEDICATION:
• A MEDICATION THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR DEXTER TO TAKE WOULD BE A SELECTIVE-SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR (SSRI) SUCH AS PROZAC OR ZOLOFT. THESE MEDICATIONS HELP MODIFY THE LEVELS OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CELLS.
• AN ANTIPSYCHOTIC WOULD ALSO BE VERY HELPFUL FOR DEXTER.
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