Charles Zeiders, Peter Devlin

Malignant Narcissism and Power

A Psychodynamic Exploration of Madness and Leadership

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Produktbeschreibung

Using psychodynamic theory and riveting case material, this book dissects the figure of the malignant narcissist leader (MNL). Across the world today, individuals and societies are impacted by unprecedented disruptive influences, from globalization and climate change to economic uncertainty and mass migration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780367279639
• ISBN-10: 0367279630
• Artikelnr.: 58414153

Autorenporträt

Charles Zeiders , PsyD, is the T.S. Eliot Lecturer for Humanities and Spiritual Psychology, Reformed Episcopal Seminary in metropolitan Philadelphia, USA. A clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr. Zeiders is an expert clinician and psychopathologist. His books include The Clinical Christ, Faith, Forensics, and Firearms, as well as volumes of depth-psychological poetry. Peter Devlin , LGSW, is a psychotherapist at Capitol Hill Consortium in Washington, DC. He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MSW from the University of Southern California. His research interests include trauma and the psychology of power.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Malignant Narcissist Leader: A
Psychological Autopsy of Bishop Frederick Ladysmith-Jones
Review of the Literature
Psychological Autopsy of a Malignant Narcissist
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Assessment of the Malignant Narcissist Leader: Clinical
Features, Selected Psychodynamic Epidemiological Items, and
Interdisciplinary Observations
Malignant Narcissism in a Leader: Broad Assessment and Analytic
Recommendations
Clinical Features and Interdiscplinary Observations of the Malignant
Narcissist Leader Profile
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Sympathy for the Devil: Application and Limitations of the
Malignant Narcissist Diagnosis
The Client: Robert Green
Conclusion
Chapter 4: The Patho-Dynamics of Totalitaria: How Mad Leaders Form
Followers and Gain Ascendance
Cult or High-Pressure Group: Synonymous Terms with a Range of Meanings
How the MNL Colonizes the Organization
The Followers: Various Types and Singular Madness
The Authoritarian Personality and the Cults of Influence Related to the
Rise of Donald Trump
Treatment Options for Survivors of Cults
Conclusion
Chapter 5: A Totalitarian Sampler: The Mad Leader in Context of the Cultic
OrganizationCategories of Cults
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the Rajneesh Movement: a predominantly
spiritual/human potential high-pressure group, with commercial and
political sub-features
Tony Alamo and the Alamo Christian Foundation: a predominantly
spiritual/human potential high-pressure group, with commercial and
political sub-features
Keith Raniere and NXIVM: predominantly commercial high-pressure group, with
spiritual/human potential and political sub-features
Roger Ailes and Fox News: a predominantly political highpressure group,
with commercial and spiritual/human potential sub-features
Marshall Applewhite and Heaven's Gate: a predominantly spiritual/human
potential high-pressure group, with commercial and political sub-features
Marcus Wesson's Christo-Vampire Family Cult: a spiritual/human potential
high-pressure group, with few political or commercial features
Shoka Asahara and Aum Shinrikyo: a spiritual/human potential high-pressure
group, with political and commercial features
Conclusion
Chapter 6: The Perversion of Utopia: Malignant Narcissist Leaders and the
Transcendental
The Rise of the Modern Tyrant
Utopia and Its Perversion
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Zeiders and Devlin Dialogue: Etiology, Sexuality, and a Primal
Horde of Horrible Insights Useful for Research
Introduction
Zeiders and Devlin Dialogue
Conclusion
Index