Wall Street Journal columnist Daniel Henninger says “Discontinuity defines the Trump personality”; it also defines dissociative identity (multiple personality).
“Discontinuity defines the Trump personality, and this won’t change” (1).
Multiple personality “…involves marked discontinuity…Most individuals with…dissociative identity disorder do not overtly display their…[alternate personalities]..for long periods of time…When alternate identity states are not directly observed, the disorder can be identified by…discontinuities…” (2, pp. 292-293).
1. Daniel Henninger. “Let Trump Be Trump.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/let-trump-be-trump-1495061454
2. American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-5]. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
2. American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-5]. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
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