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Dumbya's behaviour is indicative of HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: ...this disorder is a pattern of attention seeking and excessively emotional behavior. EXCESSIVELY EMOTIONAL: ...may have rapid shifts of emotion that may seem artificial. They may overreact emotionally or sexually to situations. They can be very manipulative, using emotional explosions to get their way. ATTENTION SEEKING BEHAVIOR: ...have an intense craving for attention and feel uncomfortable when they are not the center of attention. They often dress flamboyantly or wear outrageous hairstyles. They may dress or act very sexually in an attempt to gain attention. IMPRESSIONABLE: They are very impressionable...overly trusting and gullible. They often follow the latest trends in fashion, music, etc. They will also form beliefs with little evidence and defend these beliefs passionately. SELF-ABSORBED: ...are usually vain and self-absorbed. They have superficial relationships and their speech and emotional expression lack genuine feeling. CONCERNED WITH PRESENTATION: Their personalities may change from situation to situation in an attempt to look more attractive to whomever is present. ...People with this disorder lack good analytical skills and the cognitive techniques that aid in developing them... http://www2.health-center.com/mentalhealth/personality/histrionic.htm ------------------------DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA---------------------- A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: 1. is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention 2. interaction...often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior 3. displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions 4. consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self 5. has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail 6. shows self-dramatization, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion 7. is suggestible, i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances 8. considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe06.html ========================================================================== Bush remarked about himself and Condoleezza Rice "We looked like a normal couple." he said. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/27/sprj.irq.bush.why/ I do not need to explain why I say things.--That's the interesting thing about being the President.--Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. "http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/17/60minutes/main529657.shtml ...Bush was asked to explain himself. The Republican president told assembled world leaders, "I know what I believe and I believe what I believe is right." http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22_politics.shtml "After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad." -- G. W. Bush http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/27/bush.war.talk/ "I made up my mind that Hussein needs to go. The policy of *my* government is that he goes." http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/02/06_Whocares.html President Bush: "I loathe Kim Jong II.--I've got a visceral reaction to this guy because he is starving his people. It appalls me.--I feel passionate about this.--They tell me, well we may not need to move too fast...--I just don't buy that. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/17/60minutes/main529657.shtml There's no mistaking the intensity of the president's feelings about that," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a co-sponsor of Hutchison's amendment. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/15/senate.iraq.ap
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