In this video, clinical psychologist and best-selling author of The Human Magnet Syndrome Ross Rosenberg discusses how and why so many people consider Donald Trump to be the most pathologically narcissistic president in the USA’s history. He explains how Narcissistic Personality Disorder abounds in politics while paying special focus to the role of societal and political gaslighting.
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THE GOLDWATER RULE (from Wikipedia) The Goldwater rule is the informal name given to Section 7.3 in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) code of ethics,[1] which states it is unethical for psychiatrists to give a professional opinion about public figures they have not examined in person, and obtained consent from, to discuss their mental health in public statements.[2] It is named after presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.[3][4] The issue arose in 1964 when Fact published the article “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater.”[3][5] The magazine polled psychiatrists about American Senator Barry Goldwater and… Read more »
Jack, It’s time that ALL Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists demonstrate a duty of care towards the greater good for all humanity by describing the behavior of Narcisstic Personality Disorder (NPD), the Pathology, examples of that Disorder & the behavior of people in power (e.g. Trump), given that the condition & behavior of NPD of a person in Power (such as Trump) has and will DIRECTLY affect every person on the planet.
Furhermore, Ross Rosenberg is definitely an ethical Psychotherapist. I admire his work, his courage AND his honesty in telling it as it is in the article. Others should follow suit if they care enough.
Hi Ross Rosenberg
I have one question:
Will a person ( a president ) with narcissic personaly disorde be more likely to start a new war than other presidents?
I mean how dangerous is he for the rest of the world ? After all he has a lot of power over the army,as far as I know.