Partial index of psychological studies of U.S. presidents and presidential candidates, foreign leaders, and leading terrorist figures conducted at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics.
9/11-Era Terrorist Leaders Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Mohamed Atta Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Research reports Key Leadership Roles in the 9/11 Terrorist Attack Personality assessment...
Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s primary personality patterns are Contentious/oppositional and Dominant/controlling, with secondary features of the Dauntless/dissenting and Ambitious/self-serving patterns. The amalgam of Contentious (negativistic, or passive-aggressive) and Dominant (aggressive, or sadistic) patterns in al-Zawahiri’s profile suggests the presence of an “abrasive negativist” syndrome.
The Personality Profile of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden Aubrey Immelman Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics June 2002 Abstract The report presents...
The Personality Profile of September 11 Hijack Ringleader Mohamed Atta Aubrey Immelman Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics October 11, 2001 Abstract This report presents...
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