The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump is a book written by Dan P. McAdams, a renowned psychologist and professor at Northwestern University. In this book, McAdams delves into the personality and character of Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. The author employs his expertise in psychology to analyze Trump’s behavior, motivations, and leadership style throughout his political career.

McAdams begins by providing an overview of Trump’s early life, upbringing, and family background. He explores how these factors may have influenced Trump’s development and shaped his personality traits. The author then delves into Trump’s business ventures, highlighting his successes as well as his failures. McAdams examines how Trump’s experiences in the business world contributed to his self-image and sense of identity.

One of the central themes of the book is the examination of Trump’s personality traits through the lens of psychology. McAdams utilizes various psychological frameworks and theories to analyze Trump’s behavior, including the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality. He explores how traits such as extraversion, narcissism, and impulsivity manifest in Trump’s actions and decision-making processes.

Furthermore, McAdams delves into Trump’s leadership style and its impact on his presidency. He analyzes how Trump’s personality traits influenced his approach to governance, communication with the public, and relationships with other political figures. The author also discusses the role of charisma in Trump’s rise to power and its effects on his supporters.

Throughout the book, McAdams provides a balanced perspective on Trump’s presidency, acknowledging both his strengths and weaknesses as a leader. He examines the controversies surrounding Trump, including his handling of immigration policies, foreign relations, and responses to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to analyzing Trump’s personality and leadership style, McAdams explores the broader societal implications of his presidency. He discusses how Trump’s rhetoric and actions have influenced public discourse, political polarization, and the erosion of democratic norms. The author also reflects on the impact of Trump’s presidency on the future of American politics.

Overall, The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump offers a comprehensive psychological analysis of the 45th President of the United States. Through an examination of his personality traits, leadership style, and societal impact, Dan P. McAdams provides readers with a deeper understanding of Donald J. Trump and his role in shaping contemporary American politics.

• The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump

• A Psychological Reckoning
• By: Dan P. McAdams
• Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump provides a coherent and nuanced psychological portrait of Donald Trump, drawing on biographical events in the subject’s life as well as contemporary scientific research and theory. on psychosocial, developmental and personality.

Renowned psychologist Dan P. McAdams examines central personality traits, personal values and motivations, as well as the cultural and interpersonal factors that together shape psychological structure of Trump, emphasizing the strangeness of the case – it’s how Trump time and time again challenges psychological expectations regarding what it means to be a human. The book’s central thesis is that Donald Trump is a man of episodes. The chapters, structured as standalone essays, each dealing with a single psychological topic, build on each other to present a portrait of someone forced to live in the present moment, without inner story to integrate his life into time.

With an emphasis on scientific personality research, rather than political rhetoric, McAdams shows that Trump’s complete lack of inner-life story is truly something special. This book is a remarkable case study that should be of interest to psychologists as well as listeners trying to account for the often baffling behavior and temperament of the 45th President of the United States.

That’s right, friends. This is NOT a comfortable read. It gives a very accurate view of Donald Trump and why he is the way he is. There’s nothing wrong with Donald, BTW. If you’re looking for a book that demeans him, insults him, or just makes you feel good about your hatred for that man, this book will disappoint you.

What we have here is an objective analysis of Donald without blame, without meaningless judgment and without condemnation. Events are presented. Suggested analysis. The conclusions are YOURS.

What you will gain from this book is an understanding of what Trump stands for and how he thinks and acts to survive. We all do what we believe we must do to survive.

Not only profoundly for Trump but also for supporters in various categories. I feel that I have learned quite a bit about the fields of personality, psychology, the history of human evolution and development. Extremely good research. Highly recommend Trump supporters especially if you are open to some honest assessment of what makes Trump so seasoned

A deeply experienced researcher gave us all the important insights about our current president. Some of these insights are quite new. As a close observer of the work of Hervey Cleckley and Robert Hare, who have helped me understand people with features of subclinical psychopathy, I have found McAdams’ research to have expanded and deepened. My understanding of the most controversial president of my life.

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