A Psychologist Analyzes Donald Trump's Personality

[SYTFE]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

 

[irosie91]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

I have read the analysis summaries of HUNDREDS of patients seen either by a Psychiatrist or Psychologist--------they throw the
word NARCISSIST around like it is confetti at
a Fifth Avenue Parade. I am not impressed---it is VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS.

 

[owebo]

One of the stupidest liberal professions of all....next to scumbag lawyer.....

 

[SYTFE]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

I have read the analysis summaries of HUNDREDS of patients seen either by a Psychiatrist or Psychologist--------they throw the
word NARCISSIST around like it is confetti at
a Fifth Avenue Parade. I am not impressed---it is VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS.

No you haven't. Stop lying.

 

[The Great Goose]

psychologists are all psychopathic loons these days.

where the fuck is shitlery's psych evaluation?

PSYCHOPATH. shoot her dead.

 

[The Great Goose]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

I have read the analysis summaries of HUNDREDS of patients seen either by a Psychiatrist or Psychologist--------they throw the
word NARCISSIST around like it is confetti at
a Fifth Avenue Parade. I am not impressed---it is VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS.

it's always "ego" "aggressive" "control issues".

Any trait that is necessary to be an alpha male is bad because psychologists are lesbians.

 

[irosie91]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

I have read the analysis summaries of HUNDREDS of patients seen either by a Psychiatrist or Psychologist--------they throw the
word NARCISSIST around like it is confetti at
a Fifth Avenue Parade. I am not impressed---it is VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS.

No you haven't. Stop lying.

who, the fuck, do you think you are, bitch? Interestingly-----the military psychiatrists like to
conclude narcissistic personality, The term is not a diagnosis of "mental illness"------it is a
personality TRAIT. It can describe a DISORDER but then it would be called---at least until recently NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-----which---is still NOT A PSYCHOSIS-------try to cope----SYT..---you know nothing about the subject----but you are not expected to.

 

[irosie91]

A long read -- especially for Trump supporters -- but it is well written and very interesting.

Some notable sections:

Trump’s tendencies toward social ambition and aggressiveness were evident very early in his life, as we will see later. (By his own account, he once punched his second-grade music teacher, giving him a black eye.) According to Barbara Res, who in the early 1980s served as vice president in charge of construction of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the emotional core around which Donald Trump’s personality constellates is anger: “As far as the anger is concerned, that’s real for sure. He’s not faking it,” she told The Daily Beast in February. “The fact that he gets mad, that’s his personality.” Indeed, anger may be the operative emotion behind Trump’s high extroversion as well as his low agreeableness. Anger can fuel malice, but it can also motivate social dominance, stoking a desire to win the adoration of others. Combined with a considerable gift for humor (which may also be aggressive), anger lies at the heart of Trump’s charisma. And anger permeates his political rhetoric.

During and after World War II, psychologists conceived of the authoritarian personality as a pattern of attitudes and values revolving around adherence to society’s traditional norms, submission to authorities who personify or reinforce those norms, and antipathy—to the point of hatred and aggression—toward those who either challenge in-group norms or lie outside their orbit. Among white Americans, high scores on measures of authoritarianism today tend to be associated with prejudice against a wide range of “out-groups,” including homosexuals, African Americans, immigrants, and Muslims. Authoritarianism is also associated with suspiciousness of the humanities and the arts, and with cognitive rigidity, militaristic sentiments, and Christian fundamentalism.

When individuals with authoritarian proclivities fear that their way of life is being threatened, they may turn to strong leaders who promise to keep them safe—leaders like Donald Trump. In a national poll conducted recently by the political scientist Matthew MacWilliams, high levels of authoritarianism emerged as the single strongest predictor of expressing political support for Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out and his railing against Muslims and other outsiders have presumably fed that dynamic.

For psychologists, it is almost impossible to talk about Donald Trump without using the word narcissism. Asked to sum up Trump’s personality for an article in Vanity Fair, Howard Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard, responded, “Remarkably narcissistic.” George Simon, a clinical psychologist who conducts seminars on manipulative behavior, says Trump is “so classic that I’m archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example” of narcissism. “Otherwise I would have had to hire actors and write vignettes. He’s like a dream come true.”

The Narcissist

I have read the analysis summaries of HUNDREDS of patients seen either by a Psychiatrist or Psychologist--------they throw the
word NARCISSIST around like it is confetti at
a Fifth Avenue Parade. I am not impressed---it is VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS.

it's always "ego" "aggressive" "control issues".

Any trait that is necessary to be an alpha male is bad because psychologists are lesbians.

Goosie----even I would not go that far

 

[SYTFE]

What kind of kid would actually punch his second grade music teacher for "not knowing anything about music?" This guy exhibited traits of a sociopath at a very early age.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

The latest knock on Trump is that he has feelings....oooo...the evil of it all. Could the fact that he has feelings make him the anti-christ? I tell my kids everyday that in order for you to be good you must not h ave any feelings at all. Just be a robotic fake smiling bitch like Clinton. She has got to be a saint.

 

[irosie91]

What kind of kid would actually punch his second grade music teacher for "not knowing anything about music?" This guy exhibited traits of a sociopath at a very early age.

it is very hard to analyze the event without more information--------that incident is ABSOLUTELY NOT DIAGNOSTIC of sociopathy by any possible criteria used by ANYONE.---(who has a brain)

 

[irosie91]

The latest knock on Trump is that he has feelings....oooo...the evil of it all. Could the fact that he has feelings make him the anti-christ? I tell my kids everyday that in order for you to be good you must not h ave any feelings at all. Just be a robotic fake smiling bitch like Clinton. She has got to be a saint.

she gives me the creeps.

 

[SYTFE]

who, the fuck, do you think you are, bitch? Interestingly-----the military psychiatrists like to
conclude narcissistic personality, The term is not a diagnosis of "mental illness"------it is a
personality TRAIT. It can describe a DISORDER but then it would be called---at least until recently NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-----which---is still NOT A PSYCHOSIS-------try to cope----SYT..---you know nothing about the subject----but you are not expected to.

Stop pretending like you know what you're talking about. Your disjointed, confused posts sound like you're an uneducated crackhead. If you can't properly compose a post in English, then enroll in a basic 3rd grade writing course and just start all over. I am totally amazed that a fully grown adult like yourself cannot compose a fucking sentence correctly.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

Is the left still trying to pretend that fascism has nothing to do with them? Oh lord...the lengths these people go through to protect their feelings. Maybe they are narcacist or something.

 

[SYTFE]

Is the left still trying to pretend that fascism has nothing to do with them? Oh lord...the lengths these people go through to protect their feelings. Maybe they are narcacist or something.

STFU you fucking fraud. Fake "military commander." Get the fuck out of here.

 

[irosie91]

who, the fuck, do you think you are, bitch? Interestingly-----the military psychiatrists like to
conclude narcissistic personality, The term is not a diagnosis of "mental illness"------it is a
personality TRAIT. It can describe a DISORDER but then it would be called---at least until recently NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-----which---is still NOT A PSYCHOSIS-------try to cope----SYT..---you know nothing about the subject----but you are not expected to.

Stop pretending like you know what you're talking about. Your disjointed, confused posts sound like you're an uneducated crackhead. If you can't properly compose a post in English, then enroll in a basic 3rd grade writing course and just start all over. I am totally amazed that a fully grown adult like yourself cannot compose a fucking sentence correctly.

wrong again------my English is so delightful that I was recruited to FIX idiots like you by my university when I was a Freshman. I did not enlist, I was drafted. It was a bit excrutiating.

 

[SYTFE]

who, the fuck, do you think you are, bitch? Interestingly-----the military psychiatrists like to
conclude narcissistic personality, The term is not a diagnosis of "mental illness"------it is a
personality TRAIT. It can describe a DISORDER but then it would be called---at least until recently NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-----which---is still NOT A PSYCHOSIS-------try to cope----SYT..---you know nothing about the subject----but you are not expected to.

Stop pretending like you know what you're talking about. Your disjointed, confused posts sound like you're an uneducated crackhead. If you can't properly compose a post in English, then enroll in a basic 3rd grade writing course and just start all over. I am totally amazed that a fully grown adult like yourself cannot compose a fucking sentence correctly.

wrong again------my English is so delightful that I was recruited to FIX idiots like you by my university when I was a Freshman. I did not enlist, I was drafted. It was a bit excrutiating.

Stop lying.

 

[irosie91]

Is the left still trying to pretend that fascism has nothing to do with them? Oh lord...the lengths these people go through to protect their feelings. Maybe they are narcacist or something.

STFU you fucking fraud. Fake "military commander." Get the fuck out of here.

two word baseless libels are pathognomonic of the diagnosis JERK. As little children such
JERKS yell, "you stink" As adults such JERKS yell, "you lie"

 

[The Great Goose]

The latest knock on Trump is that he has feelings....oooo...the evil of it all. Could the fact that he has feelings make him the anti-christ? I tell my kids everyday that in order for you to be good you must not h ave any feelings at all. Just be a robotic fake smiling bitch like Clinton. She has got to be a saint.

yeah, it's bad that he's NOT a psychopath

 

[HUGGY]

I would think a better argument against this psychiatrist's evaluation would be some evidence that the "Dr" is actually a fraud. Supposing that all psychiatrists are frauds is just willful ignorance.