MAKING A DIAGNOSIS?? This post is really my giving voice to a genuine dilemma I have, and that is making a diagnosis of D. J. Trump, currently president of the this country. Truth in writing: The American Psychological Association's rules of ethical behavior are very specific. A diagnosis should not be made of a person without first-hand interaction, interviews, background data, and, if possible, the help of psychological tests. OK, I'm retired so being in good standing with the APA is not very high on my priorities. But I digress. DJ Trump sharpened the problem for me when I heard the tape recording of his hour long telephone conversation last Saturday with Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger is the Georgia Secretary of State, and has some control over the election and reporting of it. During the phone call, Trump repeatedly trotted out arguments that he won in Georgia though election fraud denied him the win. He baldly...
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