Saddam Hussein’s psychology can be described in terms of the syndrome of “malignant narcissism.” The core components of this syndrome are pathological narcissism, antisocial (psychopathic) features, paranoid traits, and unconstrained aggression.
Psychology offers glimpse of how he might act in office Click on image for larger view (not part of St. Cloud Times report) By Aubrey...
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.
Summary: Psychological assessment of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, leadership style implications of Kim’s personality profile, and North Korea threat assessment with respect to U.S. national security.
The amalgam of conscientious and narcissistic personality patterns in Ségolène Royal’s psychological profile suggests the presence of the “bureaucratic compulsive” syndrome.
Profile Hints at Putin Mindset Russian president’s ambitious nature means he’ll never let West get ahead of him By Joe Trenzeluk St. Cloud Times August...
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.
The amalgam of compulsive and narcissistic personality patterns in conjunction with aloofness and aggressive, distrusting features in Robert Mugabe’s psychological profile suggests the presence of the “bureaucratic compulsive” syndrome.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s primary personality patterns are Distrusting/suspicious (paranoid) and Ambitious/exploitative (narcissistic), with secondary Dominant/controlling (sadistic) and Dauntless/dissenting (antisocial) patterns. The amalgam of paranoid and narcissistic patterns in the profile suggests the presence of the “fanatical paranoid” syndrome.
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