Psychology of Dexter by DePaulo, Bella -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Other Titles in the Psychology of Series Title Page Introduction PREDATOR ON THE PROWL

Psychopathy: Dexter’s Disconnect Pass the Shrink Wrap, Please: The Organized Homicidal Offender Dex, Sex, and Sadism

RETHINKING DEXTER

The Misdiagnosis The Trouble with the Psychopathic Label Childhood Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) The Anti-Self: Identifying with the Aggressor The Critical Inner Voice Projection of a Parent’s Negative Traits Intergenerational Trauma Effective Therapies

NAUGHTY BY NATURE, DEXTER BY DESIGN

Nature and Nurture Creating a Monster All in the Family Beyond Nature The Importance of Harry The Butterfly Effect

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEXTER’S KILLS

Modus Operandi The Signature Victimology The Nail in the Coffin

DECEPTION: IT’S WHAT DEXTER DOES BEST (WELL, SECOND BEST)

Lying in the Lives of Ordinary Humans The Dexter Morgan Show: The Writer/Director Tries to Make It Unremarkable What Makes Dexter Such an Extraordinarily Successful Liar? NO EMOTIONS? NO PROBLEM NO CONSCIENCE? NO PROBLEM DEXTER’S NO DUMMY Rita, Deb, and All His Colleagues and Friends: Dexter’s Unwitting Enablers Dexter’s Cousins in Crime

THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER

The Compensation Model: Does Dexter Compensate? The Segmentation Model: Leaving Work at Work The Spillover Model: Blood Isn’t the Messiest Thing, After All . . . Season Four

ON BECOMING A REAL BOY

Born in Blood or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? Dramatically Deceptive Dexter The Mask Is Slipping

THE ANGELS ON HIS SHOULDER

Camilla: The Invisible Mother Debra: The Better Half Rita: The Infiltrator

THE DARK PASSENGER IN ALL OF US

Freud, Jung, and the Psychology of Evil Jungian Psychology Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego

THE DARK DEFENDERS

Denial Sublimation Intellectualization Identification The Dark Defender: Dexter’s Mind How Will It End?

IT’S ALL ABOUT HARRY

Personality and Behavioral Traits of Adult Children of Narcissistic Families Elements of a Narcissistic Family System Healing

THE KILLER WITHIN

Antisocial Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder

RITA’S ROCKY RELATIONSHIPS

Abusive Relationships Rita’s Post-Traumatic Stress The Ghost of Abuse Past Dexter’s Psychological Abuse

DENIAL AND RITA

Is Rita Really Unaware of the Dark Passenger? Her Motives But Do We Like Her? Rita’s Connection With Viewers Rita, Women, and Aggression Final Analysis: Crime and Punishment

WHY PSYCHOPATHS LIKE DEXTER AREN’T REALLY ALL THAT BAD FASTER, DEXTER! KILL! KILL!

Rooting for Dexter in the Moment Reflecting on a Serial Killer

BEING DEXTER MORGAN Copyright Page