stache on Nostr: š¤ā¦well damn if that aināt an interesting takeš³ Itās been a while since ...
š¤ā¦well damn if that aināt an interesting takeš³
Itās been a while since Iāve thought much about psychology (med school 30-35 years ago) and itās a SOFT science with what seems like continously shifting definitions and diagnosesā¦butā¦
Best I recall (and Iām prolly wrong on a lot of this) most psychological/psychiatric diseases fall into spectrum ranging from neuroses to full blown psychoses.
For example full blown bipolar folks have unbridled energy and delusions of grandeur on the high side and crippling, disabling depression on the low side but the lesser (nuerotic) side of the spectrum is hypomania (some say Thomas Jefferson and Leonardo da Vinci had this condition). Many with hypomania gravitate to teaching and make incredible teachers, coaches, preachers and leaders.
Sociopaths on the other hand lack empathy for the victims or consequences of their actions. In the psycopathic side of the spectrum they may become serial killers. In the nueropathic side they may well gravitate to politics or leadership (like CEOās, coaches, teachers, preachers) but because they lack empathy they are less likely to be effectiveā¦and when effective more likely to be tyrantsš¤
But I agree one hundred percent that some psychological disorders result in hyper performers in certain circumstancesā¦but my preference would be to keep sociopaths out our govt
Jus one idgits opinionš¤·š½āāļø
Itās been a while since Iāve thought much about psychology (med school 30-35 years ago) and itās a SOFT science with what seems like continously shifting definitions and diagnosesā¦butā¦
Best I recall (and Iām prolly wrong on a lot of this) most psychological/psychiatric diseases fall into spectrum ranging from neuroses to full blown psychoses.
For example full blown bipolar folks have unbridled energy and delusions of grandeur on the high side and crippling, disabling depression on the low side but the lesser (nuerotic) side of the spectrum is hypomania (some say Thomas Jefferson and Leonardo da Vinci had this condition). Many with hypomania gravitate to teaching and make incredible teachers, coaches, preachers and leaders.
Sociopaths on the other hand lack empathy for the victims or consequences of their actions. In the psycopathic side of the spectrum they may become serial killers. In the nueropathic side they may well gravitate to politics or leadership (like CEOās, coaches, teachers, preachers) but because they lack empathy they are less likely to be effectiveā¦and when effective more likely to be tyrantsš¤
But I agree one hundred percent that some psychological disorders result in hyper performers in certain circumstancesā¦but my preference would be to keep sociopaths out our govt
Jus one idgits opinionš¤·š½āāļø