Any predictions of what a president with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder would be like?
The Criteria for the Narcissistic Personality Disorder follow. They are from Wikipedia.
DSM Criteria
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:[1]1.) has a grandiose sense of self-importance
2.) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
3.) believes that he or she is “special” and unique
4.) requires excessive admiration
5.) has a sense of entitlement
6.) is interpersonally exploitative
7.) lacks empathy
8.) is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
9.) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
5,6,7 are the scary ones. Would the president or candidate be humble? Would they be self-centered? Is this disorder relevent to the present president and presidential candidates?
In psychology, egocentrism is defined as a) the incomplete differentiation of the self and the world, including other people and b) the tendency to perceive, understand and interpret the world in terms of the self. The term derives from the Greek egô, meaning “I”. An egocentric person has a limited theory of mind, cannot fully “put himself in other peoples’ shoes,” and believes everyone sees what he/she sees (or that what he/she sees, in some way, exceeds what others see)
It appears that this egocentric stance towards the world is present mostly in younger children. They are unable to separate their own beliefs, thoughts and ideas from others. For example, if a child sees that there is candy in a box, he assumes that someone else walking into the room also knows that there is candy in that box. He implicitly reasons that “since I know it, you should too”. As stated previously this may be rooted in the limitations in the child’s theory of mind skills. However, it does not mean that children are unable to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. As far as feelings are concerned, it is shown that children exhibit empathy early on and are able to cooperate with others and be aware of their needs and wants.
Maybe it doesn’t matter…