Personality Disorders Exhibited by Israel in the eyes of others

As indicated in the articles concerning the USA and China, one society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society. For Israel it is Paranoid Personality Disorder.

The Standard used is to diagnose these nations is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) . The diagnosis is followed by an explanation of the basis for the diagnosis and the reason why people from these countries have developed what is perceived by others as a personality Disorder.

The Criteria for Paranoid Personality Disorder is a pervasive distrust or suspiciousness of others present in at least four of the following ways:

1) Pervasive suspiciousness of being deceived, harmed or exploited,

2) Unjustified doubts about loyalty or trustworthiness of friends and associates,

3) reluctance to confide in others because of doubts of loyalty or trustworthiness,

4) Hidden demeaning or threatening meanings read into benign remarks or events,

5) Bear grudges; does not forgive insults, injuries, or slights,

6) Angry reactions to perceived attacks on his or her character or reputation.

Israel has had a difficult History which has created the paranoid ideation. The state of Israel came into being only in 1948 although the people of Israel have existed, albeit scattered all over the world, since time immemorial. According to the Bible, God scattered Israel all over the world away from her land for a season. God had however assured Israel that at the appointed time she would regain possession of her land and so it came to pass in 1948.

Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab neighbors and it seems like Israel is always on the defensive. The Palestine issue is one of the greatest challenges of Israel and as the pressure mounts for Israel to relax its borders and cease the annexation of more land in Northern Jerusalem the more Israel perceives this as a threat to her. Then there is the problem with the West bank and the Gaza strip which Israel claims as her own while Palestine also wants a share if not full control of.

Israel does not seem to have lasting friends expect, perhaps the United States of America, among the world’s super powers. But even with that, Israel does not appear to trust the relationship because perhaps Israel sees what is behind the ties. Israel in most times acts alone even if criticized if it perceives the action to be the best for her survival.

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Personality Disorders Exhibited by China in the eyes of others

As indicated in the article on the percieved personaity Disorder of the USA, We tend to judge others based on their behaviour as compared to the rest of the world in the same manner that we judge the behavior of those in our own societies that is considerd abnormal. One society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society.

Considering that personality Disorders stem from gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns, This writer investigated a few countries that she is familiar with and came up with what maybe termed as Disorders to the rest of the world while perfectly normal within their own countries.

In this article China is considered in relation to the rest of the world. The criteria used to diagnosis these Disorders is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) .The DSM gives the criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCPD) as a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism and mental and interpersonal control, as indicated by at least four of the following:

1) Preoccupation with details, rules, order, or schedules to the extent that the major point of an activity is lost,

2) Extreme perfectionism that interferes with task completion,

3) Excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of leisure and friendships,

4) Overly inflexible and over conscientious about matters of morality, ethics, or values,
5) Inability to discard worn out or worthless objects,

6) Reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others unless others do exactly the same things,

7) miserliness in spending style toward self and others, Shows rigidity and stubbornness.

China is known for her perfectionist tendencies to the point of seeming paranoid. There is also a controlling spirit that operates in China because of the Communist system which comes out as inflexibility. China is the only country in the world that this writer knows of that has laws on the number of children one can have and yet it is obeyed.

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Personality Disorders Exhibited by the USA in the eyes of others

For most adults, personality is attuned to the demands of the society they find themselves in. This means that most people act or behave according to their society’s norms or expectation. If a person diverts from the norms expected by that society, that person is said to have a personality disorder.


For there to be a diagnosis of a personality disorder, the pattern of behavior must be pervasive and must be manifest in at least two of the following areas; cognition, interpersonal functioning, affect and impulse control. People find the behavior of individuals with personality disorders confusing, exasperating, unpredictable and to varying degrees unacceptable.

In the same way that individuals in a society can be said to have a personality disorder due to their deviant behaviour, one can also deduce the same of nations. One society may have certain traits and mannerism that would be considered a disorder in another society while perfectly normal within that society.

Considering that personality Disorders stem from gradual development of inflexible and distorted personality and behavioral patterns, this writer investigated a few countries that she was familiar with and came up with what maybe termed as Disorders to the rest of the world while perfectly normal within their own countries. This will be written in parts starting with the United States of America.

The Standard used to diagnose these nations is the American Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM –IV-TR) . The basis for such diagnosis is explained and the reason why people from these countries have developed what is perceived by others as personality Disorders or .

1) The USA, Narcissistic Personality Disorder

According to the DSM, people with Narcissistic personality Disorder Have a “Pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy and behaviour) need for admiration, and lack of empathy as indicated by at least five of the following:

1) Grandiose sense of self importance,

2) Preoccupation of fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty,

3) Belief that she/he is “special” and unique,

4) Excessive need for admiration,

5) Sense of entitlement,

6) Tendency to be interpersonally exploitative,

7) Lacks empathy, is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her,

8) Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.

This, it is submitted is how the USA is viewed by the rest of the world. The USA works hard to ensure that the world knows how great and special she is and therefore deserving adoration, for according to her, she is the best. There is also the culture of heroism so that even when someone does what was expected of them they are glorified as heroes.

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