The hubris syndrome: is it necessarily pathological?
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Hubris syndrome.
Hubris syndrome is associated with power, more likely to manifest itself the longer the person exercises power and the greater the power they exercise. A syndrome not to be applied to anyone with existing mental illness or brain damage. Usually symptoms abate when the person no longer exercises power. It is less likely to develop in people who retain a personal modesty, remain open to criticism...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Psychiatrist
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1758-3209,1758-3217
DOI: 10.1192/pb.35.6.237a