Agreed, except for the first part --- I believe he could help what he is just as the rest of us learn to discipline our baser and selfish impulses --- but he doesn't want to because that would not serve the self-interest of Numero Uno.
There are plenty of people who understand human psychology well enough to know how to exploit it to their own personal gain, but the vast majority of us decline to do so out of a sense of ethics. Rump doesn't have any, and that I believe is his choice.
It's still summed up in the quote from the 'playbook' (appropriately named) of his fraudulent and now happily defunct "university" --- "You don't sell products, benefits or solutions ------- you sell feelings." Rump understands that as well as anyone does but uses that to victimize others anyway. Just as if one of us saw a wallet fall out of a man's pocket and the man was unaware of it those of us with ethics would call his attention to it and get it back to him, whereas Rump would pick it up and run away thinking "more for me".
Anyway I believe that's a conscious choice -- you can't live 71 years and never pick up any social mores --- and his choice belies, again, a glaring giant bigly Yuge character flaw. One that makes actually voting for him literally unthinkable. Except apparently for those too blind to see the obvious.
Malignant Narcissism: Collision of Two Personality Disorders
The intentional destruction of others while pathologically loving self
Posted Feb 22, 2017
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A person with malignant narcissism has the potential to destroy families, communities, nations, and work environments. This condition reflects a hybrid or blending of narcissistic and antisocial personality disorders. Psychologist Eric Fromm
termed the disorder in 1964. Psychoanalyst
Otto Kernberg later delineated the symptoms of the condition and presented it as an intermediary between narcissistic and antisocial personality disorders.
Why is the behavior of malignant narcissism often considered dangerous?
Individuals with this profile can form connections with others. However, they process information in ways that can hurt society in general, but also the people who love or depend on them. Family, co-workers, employees, and others in their lives often have to walk on eggshells to appease a fragile ego and minimize the occurrence of their unstable,
impulsive, or aggressive behaviors.
They lash out or humiliate others for infractions of even the most frivolous nature (for example, you gave an opinion that differed from theirs; you demonstrated
confidence, and it made them look bad; you told a joke that involved poking fun at them).
For some, their grandiosity and protection of their fragile "true self" can be at such extreme levels that they will
lie and give the impression that simply because they say it, that makes it reality. Many will become angered if their lies are challenged with truth or facts. Of course, this can create problems for the people close to them, as this pattern of behavior can easily veer into gaslighting.
Malignant narcissism is a blend of two disorders that pose problems interpersonally for their victims — narcissistic and antisocial personality disorders. It is not uncommon for others to feel anxious, intimidated by, and
fearful of people with this condition. The combination of poor empathy coupled with aggression, hypersensitivity, and suspiciousness can bring pain to others.
Those who interact with malignant narcissists often consider them
jealous, petty, thin-skinned, punitive, hateful, cunning, and angry. Given their shallowness, they are not regulated emotionally and have beliefs that swing from one extreme to the next.
Their decisions can hurt others, because they rank relationships and people based on superficial standards and categories. They want to land on top, even when pretending to be
altruistic or engaging in an activity that should not be "all about them." They often view the world through a
primitive binary lens (for example, winner/loser; smart/dumb; rich/poor; pretty/ugly; black/white) — all the while sustaining the belief that they are superior. This is likely associated with problems processing emotional information, which reflects faulty neurobiology.
Malignant Narcissism: Collision of Two Personality Disorders