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Why is evil people portrayed as intelligent?
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<blockquote data-quote="jayem" data-source="post: 77636435" data-attributes="member: 8344"><p>I'm sure Hitler had a higher than average IQ. But he also exhibited many symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Such persons have an unreasonably high sense of their importance. They believe they're superior to all others, and deserve admiration, respect, and deference. Quite a few people who rise to positions of power will display at least some traits of NPD. But when you combine intelligence with pathological narcissism, you're on the road to disaster. The DSM-5 has the discussion of NPD that's officially accepted by the psychiatric community, but it's behind a paywall. The Mayo Clinic link has much of the same info. The list of symptoms is spot-on:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662#:~:text=Overview,about%20the%20feelings%20of%20others" target="_blank">Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes</a>.</p><p></p><p>I'll apologize in advance for going off-topic into politics. A current Presidential candidate could be the poster boy for NPD. When the DSM-6 comes out, a long description of NPD symptoms won't be necessary. The man's photo is all that's needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayem, post: 77636435, member: 8344"] I'm sure Hitler had a higher than average IQ. But he also exhibited many symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Such persons have an unreasonably high sense of their importance. They believe they're superior to all others, and deserve admiration, respect, and deference. Quite a few people who rise to positions of power will display at least some traits of NPD. But when you combine intelligence with pathological narcissism, you're on the road to disaster. The DSM-5 has the discussion of NPD that's officially accepted by the psychiatric community, but it's behind a paywall. The Mayo Clinic link has much of the same info. The list of symptoms is spot-on: [URL="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662#:~:text=Overview,about%20the%20feelings%20of%20others"]Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes[/URL]. I'll apologize in advance for going off-topic into politics. A current Presidential candidate could be the poster boy for NPD. When the DSM-6 comes out, a long description of NPD symptoms won't be necessary. The man's photo is all that's needed. [/QUOTE]
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