Robert Reich on Narcissistic Personality Disorder...

[babylonsister]

Robert Reich
41 mins ·

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association lists12 criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

1. Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

2. Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it.

3. Exaggerating your achievements and talents.

4. Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate.

5. Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people.

6. Requiring constant admiration.

7. Having a sense of entitlement.

8. Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations.

9. Taking advantage of others to get what you want.

10. Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others.

11. Being envious of others and believing others envy you.

12. Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner.

Does anyone come to mind?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The next edition of the DSM will have Trump's picture

next to their description of narcissistic personality disorder. If there was ever such a thing as a textbook case of anything, he's it.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Text Book,Enough said.

[Hortensis]

3. Oh, no. :) Material for a thousand theses and

long rows of books, for lectures in a wide range of disciplines, and anecdotes for decades of conversations around the planet.

People considering voting for Trump should be concerned that some day they will have to explain themselves to their descendants. This is a true test of character and intellect, and discretion is advised.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. As a product of a

low a intellect family,they would not see it coming if it had a Caution Sign and a whistle,before it slapped them silly.

[Hortensis]

6. Lol. Bless their hearts. My mom's side has conservatives who

are mostly college educated, but I doubt there was much difference when it came down to it.

538 says the wild swings in poll averages are real, not just artifact -- that opinion of many is very volatile and conflicted and they're swinging all over the place. Scary. It literally means he can't rule out a Trump win, even if unlikely. He didn't say (or I didn't notice), but I suspect a large part of the swing is those who can see it coming and are waving between excuses to vote Trump anyway and feeling they can't.

[BlueWarrior]

4. Sounds like Donald Trump all right

As well as a former coworker. I mean this dude was the epitome of a classic narcissist. He thought he was the smartest man in the room and everyone else was idiots and even wrote an email to the Vice President of our company saying he could run it better than he could.

And he was a 100% Donald Chump brown-noser, to boot