So do I, which is why I put this explanation here. It is especially odd given that Sam Harris is in most respects such a serious person who you'd think would be resistant to this but it might actually be the case that it is his seriousness which made him more susceptible.
Of course I understand that this is not what you meant but I'd suggest giving it a thought nonetheless.
I don’t know or care what your point is because I don’t take any argument that includes mention of or reference to “<something> Derangement Syndrome” seriously.
Psychologists do take it seriously even though they have as of yet not added it to the DSM. Here's a discussion on Psychology Today from 2019 [1] on the subject of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'. The conclusion was that:
The wider public may be unaware that psychiatrists and social scientists spend considerable time and energy behind closed doors pondering over the existence and reality of mental conditions. This has led the APA to revise the DSM five times since 1952, considerably expanding the list of official mental disorders with each revision. As far as I am aware, few psychiatrists are currently arguing that DSM-6 should contain TDS as a mental disorder.
That said, in its official definition of mental disorder, the DSM-5 states that "a mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior…mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress in social, occupational, or other important activities."
Many have argued that some people have been seriously disturbed and distressed by the policies, speech, behavior, and tweets of President Trump, so much so that it has affected their cognitive, affective, and behavioral functioning. Such people may need mental health support. As such, further research is necessary to investigate the extreme reactions toward President Trump, in the same way that researchers investigate other extreme social phenomena, such as Beatlemania or the like. This will shed light on the reality of this emerging folk category that has been labelled by many as "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
So do I, which is why I put this explanation here. It is especially odd given that Sam Harris is in most respects such a serious person who you'd think would be resistant to this but it might actually be the case that it is his seriousness which made him more susceptible.
Of course I understand that this is not what you meant but I'd suggest giving it a thought nonetheless.
I don’t know or care what your point is because I don’t take any argument that includes mention of or reference to “<something> Derangement Syndrome” seriously.
Psychologists do take it seriously even though they have as of yet not added it to the DSM. Here's a discussion on Psychology Today from 2019 [1] on the subject of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'. The conclusion was that:
The wider public may be unaware that psychiatrists and social scientists spend considerable time and energy behind closed doors pondering over the existence and reality of mental conditions. This has led the APA to revise the DSM five times since 1952, considerably expanding the list of official mental disorders with each revision. As far as I am aware, few psychiatrists are currently arguing that DSM-6 should contain TDS as a mental disorder.
That said, in its official definition of mental disorder, the DSM-5 states that "a mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior…mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress in social, occupational, or other important activities."
Many have argued that some people have been seriously disturbed and distressed by the policies, speech, behavior, and tweets of President Trump, so much so that it has affected their cognitive, affective, and behavioral functioning. Such people may need mental health support. As such, further research is necessary to investigate the extreme reactions toward President Trump, in the same way that researchers investigate other extreme social phenomena, such as Beatlemania or the like. This will shed light on the reality of this emerging folk category that has been labelled by many as "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-men/20...