Neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik: “Trump is a psychopath.”

ByMuhammad

Guest of France Inter, neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik delivered a structured and straightforward clinical analysis of Donald Trump’s statements evoking the “annihilation” of a civilization in Iran. Refusing any abusive simplification, he immediately reframes: “We must not use the word crazy (…) a crazy person is irresponsible. But he is responsible, so he is not crazy. » A distinction that he considers essential to understand the scope of the remarks made. The specialist then puts forward a reasoned diagnosis: “He’s a psychopath. » He describes a functioning marked by “disorganization” and a difficulty in “inhibiting the drive”, placing this profile in a theoretical framework known in neuropsychiatry. According to him, this type of trajectory is explained in particular by an environment that values ​​“the dollar god, individual success”, to the detriment of other benchmarks, leading to forms of “dehumanization”.

Boris Cyrulnik takes care to specify: “It is not a mental illness (…) it is a developmental disorder, an educational deficiency. » A nuance which, in its approach, makes it possible to maintain the distinction between pathology and responsibility. He finally describes a logic of action centered on immediacy: “They live in the present (…) they will say the opposite of what they said. No importance. »

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