Everyone likes to listen to their praise, but it seems like a call to listen to praise for US President Donald Trump. He has told the world dozens of times that he has stopped the war between India and Pakistan. He will join only a few persons of the world who defeated the Nobel Peace Prize themselves. That too not a couple of times, but many times.
Trump has been happy about himself and has been doing his own happiness himself. In 2018, Trump called himself a genius. Trump had said that his two biggest features in his entire life have been mental stability and very intelligent.
Donald Trump had said, “I became the President of the United States from a highly successful businessman, a top TV star and then in the first attempt.
When a leader openly asks for a Nobel for himself, it is associated with narcissism (extremely suicide) and recognition-hunger (hunger for extreme recognition).
On 25 September, when Trump was meeting in the Oval Office, he had put a F-35 fighter jail logo on his coat. This was also a kind of message.
The experience is that the society gives the title of ‘great’ ‘magnificent’, ‘talented’ or ‘genius’ to someone. The public gives, people give. Larger awards should usually be nominated by others. Enrollment or claiming for yourself is considered a sign of narcissistic tendencies.
So is Trump ‘Narcissist’? This is a public debate and psychological analysis issue. Before considering this question, it is important to know that there is Narcissism (extreme self -realization).
What is Narcisism?
Narcisism is a feature of one’s personality, in which the person gives himself excessive preference, the feeling of self-attitude increases, a person has a rapid desire of praise and lacks sympathy for others. When these symptoms are excessive than necessary and cause problems in social, professional or personal life, it is called Narisistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Many psychological people consider such behavior as unhealthy signs for society, because such a person is in ego. Demonstrates intolerance over criticism and emphasizes individual brag rather than group/social or world good.
Do you see any such symptoms in Trump’s personality?
What do experts say on Trump’s behavior
Many psychologists have considered Trump’s behavior to be narcissistic. Harvard Professor Howard Gardner describes him as “Narcel”. Clinical psychologist George Simon described Trump as a “classic example” of NPD.
In the book called ‘The Dangerace Case of Donald Trump’, 27 psychiatrists and experts called Trump “clear and current danger” and believed that his mental condition is risky for American society and democracy. This book states that Trump is unusually chaotic, arrogant and selfish and his decision -making ability is dangerously unpredictable.
We often see Trump calling ourselves as “best presidents” or world-level peacekeepers. For example, in his latest UN speech, he claimed that he has stopped seven wars and is entitled to the Nobel Peace Prize. However, his claim has been denied by the concerned parties including India.
Trump repeatedly criticizes former President Barack Obama’s 2009 Nobel Prize and says he received the award for “nothing”. This comparison of him highlights his insecurity and desire for praise.
Trump expects his cabinet and supporters to be praised by full. His behavior is also seen in Trump’s rallies.
Hard comments on immigrants such as calling him alien, calling Gaza a ‘C facing property’ shows lack of sympathy in his behavior.
Trump raises questions on the credibility of the critic instead of taking his criticism positively. He dismisses his criticism as “fake news” or “deception”.
Bad behavior is not always mental illness
However, some experts such as DSM-5 author Alan Frances says that Trump does not fully meet the NPD parameters. Because his behavior has not caused him personal trouble. Rather, his hypocritical and self-centered behavior brought him electoral and economic success. American psychiatrist and professor Frances has definitely called him “world-level Narcissist”. But he does not consider them as mental patients, because bad behavior is not always mental illness.
In 2017, Ellen Frances said that Trump’s behavior could also be a part of the clever strategy. For this, he used the English term ‘Crazy Like a Fox’.
Overall, psychologists say that this behavior is an attempt to increase their self-image, but this raises questions on their leadership and credibility. However, some experts consider it to be their image-making strategy and refuse to label mental illness without personal investigation.
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