Dr. Justin Frank, Bush on the Couch: "Bush "shows a rigid inability to consider the idea that anything in his own behavior might qualify as destructive; instead he projects such impulses onto his many perceived persecutors, to maintain his sense of self."
Paul L. Minot, MD, A Psychiatrist's Perspective: "First and foremost, George W. Bush has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. What this means, is that he has rather desperate insecurities about himself, and compensates by constructing a grandiose self-image."
How can the founder of Arbusto be insecure?
I would agree with the narcissism determination but, according to the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychology Association), one must first rule out a substance abuse disorder or a medical condition before a final Axis I determination can be made.
ReplyDeleteIn this case, I would term GWB a "dry drunk." Definition: a so-called "reformed alcoholic" who has stopped drinking but still exhibits the behaviors of a "wet drunk," most noteably a tendency to engage in reckless behaviors without forethought as to consequences.