During the past few days the GOP presidential candidate,
Donald Trump, has been explaining why all the sacrifices he has made – creating
thousands of jobs(?) – is on a par with that of Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Their
son, Army Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed by a suicide car bomb in 2004. He was
27.
As a result, Trump’s stand on the issue has drawn almost
universal condemnation, even from leaders of his own party, although none have
actually withdrawn their support. Apparently he has not learned a fundamental rule
of self-preservation: When you have dug yourself into a hole, stop digging.
This is not the first time that Trump has found himself
at odds with the general sentiment; as a result, I have been inspired to look
for an explanation for his apparent obliviousness to other people’s concerns
and feelings. And I think I have found one.
According to the American Psychological Association's
(APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th
Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder have most or all of the following
symptoms, typically without commensurate qualities or accomplishments:
- Grandiosity
with expectations of superior treatment from others
- Fixated
on fantasies of power, success, intelligence, attractiveness, etc.
- Self-perception
of being unique, superior and associated with high-status people and
institutions
- Needing
constant admiration from others
- Sense
of entitlement to special treatment and to obedience from others
- Exploitative
of others to achieve personal gain
- Unwilling
to empathize with others' feelings, wishes, or needs
- Intensely
jealous of others and the belief that others are equally jealous of them
- Pompous
and arrogant demeanor
If the shoe
fits,…
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My books, “There Are Only Seven Jokes” and “The Spirit Runs Through
It” are available in paperback
or Kindle at Amazon.
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