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(527 posts)I'm rather surprised that so many people are surprised about Dump's actions, but I suppose that many folks hear Narcisissim and think that it's just an exagerated form of egoism. It's not; it's a severe personality disorder that is dangerous to everyone who comes in contact with, or who can be influenced by a person with this personality disorder. In his position, he puts the entire country at risk
From Wikipedia:
"Narcissism
Main article: Malignant narcissism
Malignant narcissism, a term first coined in a book by Erich Fromm in 1964,[62] is a syndrome consisting of a cross breed of the narcissistic personality disorder, the antisocial personality disorder, as well as paranoid traits. The malignant narcissist differs from one suffering from narcissistic personality disorder in that the malignant narcissist derives higher levels of psychological gratification from accomplishments over time (thus worsening the disorder). Because the malignant narcissist becomes more involved in this psychological gratification, in the context of the right conditions, the narcissist is apt to develop the antisocial, the paranoid, and the schizoid personality disorders. The term malignant is added to the term narcissist to indicate that individuals with this disorder have a severe form of narcissistic disorder that is characterized also by features of paranoia, psychopathy (anti-social behaviors), aggression, and sadism according to Kernberg and colleagues."
In reading this article, it seems that Dump has every trait of every sub-type of narcissism, but then I'm not a mental health professional. VOTE!