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gollygee

(22,336 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 11:09 AM Nov 2015

Therapists confirm Trump's narcissistic personality disorder.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201511/therapists-confirm-trumps-narcissistic-personality-disorder


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" writes Henry Alford in a November 11 edition of Vanity Fair. His psychological profile Donald Trump Actually a Narcissist? Therapists Weigh In! (link is external)quotes a variety of clinicians who are confident that the billionaire's high profile and documented history of grandiose behavior makes the diagnosis obvious.

Following are some of their comments.

“Remarkably narcissistic,” said developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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“He’s so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s 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. He’s like a dream come true.”
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Therapists confirm Trump's narcissistic personality disorder. (Original Post) gollygee Nov 2015 OP
Reconfirmed by his hair stylist. kairos12 Nov 2015 #1
LOL -- Excellent! -- nt Freelancer Nov 2015 #2
"Madness does not preclude achievment" -- former Chief Inspector Dreyfus Freelancer Nov 2015 #3
Dr Frist? Is that you? Stinky The Clown Nov 2015 #4
Scientists also determine the sky to be blue and water to be wet. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #5
Internet win! treestar Nov 2015 #6

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
5. Scientists also determine the sky to be blue and water to be wet.
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:17 PM
Nov 2015

Animal behaviorists are currently in the process of determining whether bears defecate in forested areas, while religious scholars are pondering as to whether or not Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a.k.a Pope Francis, is in fact a member of the Roman Catholic faith.

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