Summary: Donald Trump’s primary personality patterns are ambitious / exploitative (a measure of narcissism), and outgoing / impulsive (a measure of extraversion). Secondarily, Trump exhibits a dominant / controlling pattern, supplemented by dauntless / adventurous and contentious / resolute tendencies — a personality composite best labeled a “high-dominance charismatic.”
2016 Nominating Conventions CNN looks back at eight days of nominating conventions in 150 seconds. 2016 Democratic National Convention (Philadelphia, July 25-29) Photo: Democratic National...
Summary: Psychological assessment of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, leadership style implications of Kim’s personality profile, and North Korea threat assessment with respect to U.S. national security.
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.
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.
Summary: Psychological evaluation and comparison of the 10 GOP presidential contenders in the August 6, 2015 Fox News Republican candidate debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
For Trump, It’s About America’s Ego — And His Own By Nancy Benac July 13, 2016 Excerpts WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was angry: A...
Electoral Map Is a Reality Check to Donald Trump’s Bid By Jonathan Martin and Nate Cohn April 2, 2016 Excerpts In recent head-to-head polls with...
CNN/ORC Poll: Clinton Tops Trump on Presidential Traits Nigel Parry / CNN By Jennifer Agiesta March 24, 2016 If Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the...
Donald Trump’s political coalition appears to have transcended the regional and ideological divisions that have shaped the Republican Party in recent years.
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