If Casey truly did experience sexual abuse at the hands of her father when she was young, she could be experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. However, she again does not seem to meet all of the required critera for PTSD. Casey’s failure to meet all of the requirements leads me to believe that she may have an Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (APA, 2013) or an Unspecified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder (APA, 2013). In my opinon, I believe that she suffers from some sort of disorder (or a mix of them) but I’m not quite sure what due to the fact that she could’ve have met some of the requirements for a disorder, but not all of them. I also believe that her parents have some sort of mental disorder. One article that I found illudes to the idea that dysfunctional family issues in Casey’s family could be a reason to explain some of her actions throughout the investigation and trial (McBride, 2011). The article also illudes to the idea that if Cindy was narcisstic and there was incest in the family, these dynamics could explain a
If Casey truly did experience sexual abuse at the hands of her father when she was young, she could be experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. However, she again does not seem to meet all of the required critera for PTSD. Casey’s failure to meet all of the requirements leads me to believe that she may have an Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (APA, 2013) or an Unspecified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder (APA, 2013). In my opinon, I believe that she suffers from some sort of disorder (or a mix of them) but I’m not quite sure what due to the fact that she could’ve have met some of the requirements for a disorder, but not all of them. I also believe that her parents have some sort of mental disorder. One article that I found illudes to the idea that dysfunctional family issues in Casey’s family could be a reason to explain some of her actions throughout the investigation and trial (McBride, 2011). The article also illudes to the idea that if Cindy was narcisstic and there was incest in the family, these dynamics could explain a