Does Bush have Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Question

Cluster B: The Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD)
HPD Behavior:
The HPD behavioral style is charming, dramatic, expressive, demanding, self-indulgent...inconsiderate...easily excited, and intolerant of frustration, delay, and disappointment. The words and feelings they express appear shallow and simulated rather than real or deep.

These individuals can be quite effective in situations where a first impression is important and vague expression of ideas is preferred over precision. They are less effective where performance is measured by objective measures of competence, diligence, thoroughness, and depth. Acting, marketing, politics, and the arts are fields where individuals with HPD will do well and manage competition effectively.

The body, erotically or via illness, is often used by individuals with HPD to attract the attention of others. They will engage in inappropriately exaggerated smiles and continuous elaborate hand gestures...

Individuals with HPD...hide their true cognitive sterility and emotional poverty. HPD cognition is global, diffuse, and impressionistic; these individuals appear incapable of sustained intellectual concentration; they are distractable and suggestible. They avoid introspective thought.
...The[y] are prone to alcoholism and drug addiction and are quite adept at denying the related behaviors. They seek easy escape from pain, deny negative consequences, and fail to observe or accept responsibility for the impact of their behavior on others.
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Answer 1

If what you have posted is true and hasn't been edited, then it's pretty dead on.

Answer 2

Well evaluated. Bush is an old patient of having been possessed by evil spirits/demons of war (and blood thirsty.) It is a case of something like in the movie called "EXORCIST". Some good priests can be called to help. Through smoke, fire and other means used on the patient/ ill President, they can eject these evil spirits/demons from the body of MR. Bush, otherwise under the influence of these evil spirits and demons He may continue with more deadly and fatal surges under the influence of his Neocon evils who also need to be treated for the same disorder as Mr. Bush. Furthermore in future the psychiatrist's and priest's clearance must be obtained before a candidate is allowed to announce his bid for US presidency.

Answer 3

No. If you really understood what you posted you would know this is not true. You need to at least take a college course in psychology to see the real picture. It also includes attention seeking which you left out. This disorder actually more closely resembles Bill Clinton, as they are also sexually provocative. But as little as I think of him, I don't believe he has a personality disorder.

Let's be honest. You only included things you believe to be true. Try not to believe everything you think.

Answer 4

No he isn't glib enough. On the other hand Clinton fits the description of the psychopath

Antisocial Personality, Sociopathy, and Psychopathy

Hare's PCL-R 20-item checklist is based on Cleckley's 16-item checklist, and the following is a discussion of the concepts in the PCL-R.

But first of all, here is Cleckley's original list of symptoms of a psychopath:


1. Considerable superficial charm and average or above average intelligence.

2. Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking

3. Absence of anxiety or other "neurotic" symptoms considerable poise, calmness, and verbal facility.

4. Unreliability, disregard for obligations no sense of responsibility, in matters of little and great import.

5.Untruthfulness and insincerity

7. Antisocial behavior which is inadequately motivated and poorly planned, seeming to stem from an inexplicable impulsiveness.

7.Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior

8.Poor judgment and failure to learn from experience

9. Pathological egocentricity. Total self-centeredness incapacity for real love and attachment.

10. General poverty ot deep and lasting emotions.

11. Lack of any true insight, inability to see oneself as others do.

12. Ingratitude for any special considerations, kindness, and trust.

13. Fantastic and objectionable behavior, after drinking and sometimes even when not drinking--vulgarity, rudeness, quick mood shifts, pranks.

14. No history of genuine suicide attempts.

15. An impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated seX life.

16. Failure to have a life plan and to live in any ordered way, unless it be one promoting self-defeat.

Answer 5

I'm not a personality therapist. I'm still trying to figure out the liberals,

Answer 6

President Bush is a scumbag!

Answer 7

No. That DOES sound a lot like Slick Willie though.

Answer 8

He suffers from Jackassitis.

Answer 9

That describes almost any politician I can think of.

Answer 10

"Man", I don't know if Bush has this problem or not. But it sure sounds like a few people I do know. Thanks for the question.