Donderdag las ik een artikel van psychiatrieprofessor Nassir Ghaemi in de International Herald Tribune waarin hij stelt dat: "mentally healthy leaders, successful in quiet and prosperous times, often fail in times of crisis; in contrast, our greatest crisis leaders frequently are mentally abnormal, even mentally ill. Als voorbeeld van het eerste type noemt hij Obama en als voorbeeld van het tweede Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vervolgens pakt de professor uit over de geestelijke defecten van Roosevelt: "Roosevelt had mild constant manic symptoms. Called hyperthymic temperament, this kind of personality is biologically and genetically related to manic-depression. Such people have very high energy levels, and are extroverted, talkative, sociable, charismatic, productive, libidinous and workaholic. And, as much scientific research shows, hyperthymic personality enhances resilience to stressful or traumatic experiences. People with hyperthymic personality, when exposed to traumas (such as war or terrorist attacks or life-threatening illness), are less likely to develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder".6.8.11
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Donderdag las ik een artikel van psychiatrieprofessor Nassir Ghaemi in de International Herald Tribune waarin hij stelt dat: "mentally healthy leaders, successful in quiet and prosperous times, often fail in times of crisis; in contrast, our greatest crisis leaders frequently are mentally abnormal, even mentally ill. Als voorbeeld van het eerste type noemt hij Obama en als voorbeeld van het tweede Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vervolgens pakt de professor uit over de geestelijke defecten van Roosevelt: "Roosevelt had mild constant manic symptoms. Called hyperthymic temperament, this kind of personality is biologically and genetically related to manic-depression. Such people have very high energy levels, and are extroverted, talkative, sociable, charismatic, productive, libidinous and workaholic. And, as much scientific research shows, hyperthymic personality enhances resilience to stressful or traumatic experiences. People with hyperthymic personality, when exposed to traumas (such as war or terrorist attacks or life-threatening illness), are less likely to develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder".