In the A&E television show Bates Motel, we are immediately drawn to Norma Bates played by actress Vera Farmiga. In the first episode we see Norma ironing her husband's shirt. With a family of four and a disabled father, their income is extremely limited. Norma's constant spending on clothes, shoes and curtains that they simply don't have the money for. As a result her husband becomes very violent. Norman (her son), played by actor Freddie Highmore, is in his bedroom and hears the argument but instead of going to where the fight is taking place, he goes into the kitchen to get a metal pot. The next thing you know, his father is dead, Norman is knocked unconscious, and Norma is dragging his bloody, carpet-wrapped body into the basement. Six months after her husband's death, she and Norman move to White Pine Bay, a coastal town in Oregon where she plans to start her life over with her son. They buy a motel at a yard sale and name it "Bates Motel". The motel's previous owner Keith Summers, played by actor W. Earl Brown, still haunts the house claiming it is still his property and then one night he breaks in and finds Norma alone in the kitchen and rapes her. In his defense, Norma grabs a knife and stabs him repeatedly until he falls dead on the kitchen floor. We begin to see Norma showing signs of borderline personality disorder (BPD) when she meets Deputy Zack Shelby played by actor Mike Vogel and Sheriff Alex. Romero is played by actor Nestor Carbonell, who investigated the murder of Keith Summers. But it was Zack Shelby who expressed his feelings for Norma and they soon began their dangerously intense relationship. Norman is not very fond of Zack Shelby and discovers... half of the document......2006). Works Cited"American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Development." House. American Psychiatric Association and Web. April 9, 2014. "Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center." Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center. Np, nd Web. 08 Apr. 2014. “Dissociative Disorders.” Symptoms. Mayo Clinic, March 26, 2014. Web. April 07, 2014. Gunderson, John G. “Abstract.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, May 31, 2006. Web. April 9, 2014. Lieb, Klaus MD, et al. "Borderline personality disorder". The Lancet, volume 364, number 9432, pages 453 - 461, 31 July 2004. Reynolds Community College. Abnormal psychology. New York: McGraw Hill, 2013. Print.Sansone, Randy A. and Lori A. Sansone. "Abstract." National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, nd Web. 09 April. 2014.