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In reply to the discussion: The best way to destroy Trump is to exploit his psychopathology (NPD/APD) [View all]Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)16. it's all out there.....easy pickings....dems better get going with stuff like this, from vanity fair:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/donald-trump-narcissism-therapists
For mental-health professionals, Donald Trump is at once easily diagnosed but slightly confounding. Remarkably narcissistic, said developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Textbook narcissistic personality disorder, echoed clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis. Hes so classic that Im archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because theres no better example of his characteristics, said clinical psychologist George Simon, who conducts lectures and seminars on manipulative behavior. Otherwise, I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. Hes like a dream come true.
That mental-health professionals are even willing to talk about Trump in the first place may attest to their deep concern about a Trump presidency. As Dr. Robert Klitzman, a professor of psychiatry and the director of the masters of bioethics program at Columbia University, pointed out, the American Psychiatric Association declares it unethical for psychiatrists to comment on an individuals mental state without examining him personally and having the patients consent to make such comments. This so-called Goldwater rule arose after the publication of a 1964 Fact magazine article in which psychiatrists were polled about Senator Barry Goldwaters fitness to be president. Senator Goldwater brought a $2 million suit against the magazine and its publisher; the Supreme Court awarded him $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages.
For mental-health professionals, Donald Trump is at once easily diagnosed but slightly confounding. Remarkably narcissistic, said developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Textbook narcissistic personality disorder, echoed clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis. Hes so classic that Im archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because theres no better example of his characteristics, said clinical psychologist George Simon, who conducts lectures and seminars on manipulative behavior. Otherwise, I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. Hes like a dream come true.
That mental-health professionals are even willing to talk about Trump in the first place may attest to their deep concern about a Trump presidency. As Dr. Robert Klitzman, a professor of psychiatry and the director of the masters of bioethics program at Columbia University, pointed out, the American Psychiatric Association declares it unethical for psychiatrists to comment on an individuals mental state without examining him personally and having the patients consent to make such comments. This so-called Goldwater rule arose after the publication of a 1964 Fact magazine article in which psychiatrists were polled about Senator Barry Goldwaters fitness to be president. Senator Goldwater brought a $2 million suit against the magazine and its publisher; the Supreme Court awarded him $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages.
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The best way to destroy Trump is to exploit his psychopathology (NPD/APD) [View all]
NAO
Jun 2016
OP
problem is, those insane people will probably VOTE, so, yes, we do care about them.
niyad
Jun 2016
#41
Right, but how do you stop the media from giving him that attention? Even if Hillary does
MillennialDem
Jun 2016
#11
He is a Narcissist His BASE is mass hysteria. Psychologists/Psychiatrists should be consulted
NAO
Jun 2016
#9
Definitely a narcissist, but could also be a sociopath as well and many others. They're not
MillennialDem
Jun 2016
#13
it's all out there.....easy pickings....dems better get going with stuff like this, from vanity fair:
Gabi Hayes
Jun 2016
#16
Nope. Time and time again, for months, we've seen his psychopathology escalate, and escalate, and
Gene Debs
Jun 2016
#20
Exactly!!! Clinton (and everyone else) should be coached in inflicting narcissistic injury
NAO
Jun 2016
#37
this is why Sanders will be such a great attack dog and their debate would have been awesome
zazen
Jun 2016
#23
As a Sanders supporter, yes I think he will be a good attack dog, but so will Warren and Obama
MillennialDem
Jun 2016
#29