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#447 W. Keith Campbell: The New Science of Narcissism

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Do Psychiatrists Diagnosis Political Figures?

i'm happy to describe somebody's personality based on data, but i don't do diagnosis. There is a rule in the us. Called the gold water rule that was put in when it was goldwater versus lindon johnson for president. I personally think the psychiatrist should be able to call out any mental disorders they want. And in the case of lyndon johnson, i think the psychiatrists were completely wrong. We have data on that as well. Our way of diagnosing people now is different than it was in the sixties. The models we use now are much more like big, five base self reportt it's very face valid. It's easy to see.

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