Thread by @mariliacout

@psychdr100 1/ @psychdr100, I follow @duty2warn 's work for a long time and I appreciate how hard it is to perform "diagnosis in absentia". It is almost as hard as a "psychological autopsy" or even the profiling of an unknown subject, right/

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 2/ Psychopathy itself, as far as I went into the literature, is not as consensual as one might think. I think most specialists will agree that a minimum number of behaviors out of a standardized list will lead us to someone who has a high probability of sharing one or more...

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 3/ ... cluster B positive DXs and is possibly co-morbid with other pathologies. In trump's case, the blatant absence of empathy (selective or not, which could lead to some other DX) is the red flag. Then we have megalomania.

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 4/ Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't be able to hide the magalomania/paranoia symptoms because they are clearly automatically expressed. One thing I am cautious about with popularized lists is that they either don't cover what matters or they..

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 5/... generalize elements that are not a diagnostic element. The intelligent, cunning psychopath is a Hollywood construction. There is no evidence concerning the association between psychopathy (or cluster B DX) and high intelligence.

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 6/ We tend to focus on the ones who are overachievers and extremely successful because of their cutthroat behavior, completely impervious to the suffering of people who stood in their way. This is not Trump's case. Trump seems to be quite unintelligent.

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 7/ He is not an actor like Reagan. He can't play a role. He was selected by his overlords because there is only one role he can play: himself. One of the reasons why he is so manipulable is the lethal combination of impulsiveness + lack of intelligence.

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 8/ I think that is also one of the reasons why 25% of the American population so strongly and passionately identify with him. For cultural reasons (especially religious), the cognitive development of these people is stunted at early childhood. The result is the intelligence chart

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 9/ ... we know so well: the average American has an IQ of 98. That is very low. That being the median, it also means that about 15% score even lower and are not considered victims of retardation.

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 10/ I think the evidence is enough to suggest the following (but not much more)
- trump shares important traits of the cluster B spectrum, particularly narcissism and anti-social personality
- he is quite unintelligent and mirrors the average American

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 11/
- He manipulates at a very primary and rudimentary level (and that is perfect for his overlords: the audience they target has rudimentary cognitive ability and is not educated)
- he is impulsive and highly manipulable

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 12/
- his indirect incitation to violence, the "stochastic terrorist" behavior popularized by certain media outlets, comes natural to him. The real danger are the script-writers who use his impulses in that direction

@psychdr100 @duty2warn 13/
- all in all, if he was not an heir, he would be just another bigotted redneck. He wouldn't be dangerous beyond a tiny social circle.

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@psychdr100 @duty2warn @threadreaderapp @psychdr100 , sorry for the thread-response. I got carried away. I unrolled the thread to keep it for a rainy day. I apologize and thank you for the discussion.