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.
Summary: The Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP) ‘Media Tipsheet’ offers political reporters looking for a fresh story angle a sometimes unique, often unconventional perspective on politics.
The amalgam of aggressive, narcissistic, and compulsive features in Vladimir Putin’s psychological profile suggests the presence of the “expansionist hostile enforcer” personality syndrome.
Psychological profile of Vladimir Putin: Dominant/controlling (aggressive), Ambitious/self-serving (narcissistic), and Conscientious/dutiful, with secondary Retiring/reserved (introverted) and Dauntless/adventurous (risk-taking) tendencies and lesser Distrusting/suspicious features.
Summary: Website (http://personality-politics.org/) on the psychology of politics, focusing on the role of leader personality in the realm of politics, including campaigns, elections, and executive leadership style.
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