The psychological assessment of political leaders : with profiles of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton / edited by Jerrold M. Post.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Post, Jerrold M.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006--Psychology.

Hussein, Saddam.

Clinton, Bill, 1946---Psychology.

Clinton, Bill.

Clinton, Bill, 1946-.

Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.

Political leadership--Psychological aspects.

Political leadership.

Politicians--Psychology.

Politicians.

Heads of state--Psychology.

Heads of state.

Psychology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 462 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"If we want to understand what they do," writes Jerrold M. Post, in his introduction to this important work, "we had better have useful theories of why they do it." This is the driving sentiment behind The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders. In an age of personality, the race is on to discover what drives Hussein, Bush, Blair, and bin Laden.

Through exacting case studies of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton, Post and his colleagues lay out a system of at-a-distance evaluation that draws upon a variety of disciplines such as political psychology and psycholinguistics. These fields are combined to produce a comprehensive political and psychological profile and a deeper understanding of the volatile influences of personality on global affairs.

Contents:

1 Profiling Political Leaders: An Introduction / Jerrold M. Post, Stephen G. Walker, David G. Winter 1

Part I Leader Personality Assessment in Government and Academia

2 Assessing Leaders' Personalities: A Historical Survey of Academic Research Studies / David G. Winter 11

3 Leader Personality Assessments in Support of Government Policy / Jerrold M. Post 39

Part II Methods for Assessing Leader Personalities: An Introduction

The Search for Causal Mechanisms / Stephen G. Walker, Jerrold M. Post 63

A Integrated Personality Study

4 Assessing Leaders at a Distance: The Political Personality Profile / Jerrold M. Post 69

5 Psychoanalytic Assessments of Character and Performance in Presidents and Candidates: Some Observations on Theory and Method / Stanley A. Renshon 105

B Trait Analyses

6 Verbal Behavior and Personality Assessment / Walter Weintraub 137

7 Measuring the Motives of Political Actors at a Distance / David G. Winter 153

8 Assessing Leadership Style: Trait Analysis / Margaret G. Hermann 178

C Cognitive Analyses

9 Profiling the Operational Codes of Political Leaders / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, Michael D. Young 215

10 Assessing Integrative Complexity at a Distance: Archival Analyses of Thinking and Decision Making / Peter Suedfeld, Karen Guttieri, Philip E. Tetlock 246

Part III Applications: William Jefferson Clinton and Saddam Hussein-An Introduction

The Construction of Causal Stories about Political Leaders / Jerrold M. Post, Stephen G. Walker 271

A William Jefferson Clinton

11 William Jefferson Clinton's Psychology / Stanley A. Renshon 277

12 William Jefferson Clinton: Personality Traits and Motivational Biases 303

General Personality Traits and Ego Defense / Walter Weintraub 303

Motivations and Mediation of Self-Other Relationships / David G. Winter 306

13 William Jefferson Clinton's Leadership Style / Margaret G. Hermann 313

14 William Jefferson Clinton: Beliefs and Integrative Complexity 324

Operational Code Beliefs and Object Appraisal / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, Michael D. Young 324

President Clinton: Cognitive Manager in Trouble / Peter Suedfeld, Philip E. Tetlock 328

B Saddam Hussein

15 Saddam Hussein of Iraq: A Political Psychology Profile / Jerrold M. Post 335

16 Saddam Hussein: Personality Traits and Motivational Biases 367

General Personality Traits and Ego Defenses / Walter Weintraub 367

Motivations and Mediation of Self-Other Relationships / David G. Winter 370

17 Saddam Hussein's Leadership Style / Margaret G. Hermann 375

18 Saddam Hussein: Beliefs and Integrative Complexity 387

Operational Code Beliefs and Object Appraisal / Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, Michael D. Young 387

Saddam Hussein's Integrative Complexity under Stress / Peter Suedfeld 391

19 Assessing Political Leaders in Theory and in Practice / Jerrold M. Post, Stephen G. Walker 399.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-441) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

0472068385

9780472068388

9780472022755

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.11890

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