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One of the major takeaways from Mary Trump's book:
Yes, Trump's as profoundly disordered and in just the ways we described, as we all see daily. Specific diagnostic labels may matter less than grasping the core of his character pathology: a lack of conscience combined with...
Yes, Trump's as profoundly disordered and in just the ways we described, as we all see daily. Specific diagnostic labels may matter less than grasping the core of his character pathology: a lack of conscience combined with...
...an insatiable desire for adulation and power meant to prop his eternally fragile ego.
The view that we can't recognize and name this pathology w/o 1:1 exam is untenable, as is the position that Trump's character is not pathological, merely bad.
The latter would imply that...
The view that we can't recognize and name this pathology w/o 1:1 exam is untenable, as is the position that Trump's character is not pathological, merely bad.
The latter would imply that...
...the profoundly disturbing behaviors we observe on a daily basis are within the norm.
We'd be led to believe that the lack of empathy & compassion, the instrumental and sadistic (mis)treatment of people, the self-obsession, rageful egotism and lack of self-control are normal.
We'd be led to believe that the lack of empathy & compassion, the instrumental and sadistic (mis)treatment of people, the self-obsession, rageful egotism and lack of self-control are normal.
To be sure, many -- indeed too many -- people do believe this is the case.
P.S. And that is not even mentioning his constant lies and tenuous grip on reality.
P.P.S. Lack of conscience = psychopathy.
P.P.S. Lack of conscience = psychopathy.
