Well, this isn't physics or math so any assertion is ambiguous, complicated and uncertain. But...Introversion is often caused by grandiose or exhibitionistic impulses. Once I saw a TV interview in which Barbra Streisand claimed to be a shy introvert. (That's the correct spelling of her name). To the extent that I understand it, and very oversimplified, Narcissistic Personality Disorder is caused by failure of the parents to validate a child's authentic self. For instance, imagine a three year-old's mother says, "He's a ladies' man like his daddy". First, he's not a man and the only lady he cares about is his mommy. He feels lonely, empty, and much dissonance between what he is and what his parent(s) say(s) he is.
Disclaimer: I read a handful of books on this and related topics. I took one course at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute on "Psychoanalysis and Literature". I had many conversations with residents, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts when I worked in the Research Center in Child Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. This is far from being educated in the field. Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Jan 27, 2017 3:00 PM, "glen ☣" <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > No. It seemed to me that you quit the conversation. Of course, I can't > be sure you got my last message. But I left off challenging the > (especially remote) diagnosis of NPD as purely phenomenological (type 2). > And given Nick's idea that recursive explanations are fundamentally > different from flat ones, I also provided a rather detailed challenge to > that. > > So, it seems to me that Trump's learned behavior (pre military school, but > by some accounts even in college) may easily be a consequence of learning > how to _deal_ with his introverted nature, especially in the context of an > overbearing father. > > The primary aspect of what I see about Trump is that he's compensating for > deep insecurities. Perhaps deep insecurities can percolate out to exhibit > as introvertedness or narcissism, especially since the entire process of > diagnosis is solely phenomenological. But I readily admit my ignorance and > would love to learn how I'm wrong. > > > On 01/27/2017 01:43 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > > Sorry, but Trump is not an introvert. It's true that introversion can > be caused by extrovert-like impulses. But Trump is a narcissist. I > thought I had sent enough evidence. > > -- > ☣ glen > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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