Hubris syndrome. It is well known that power corrupts everyone who manages to have power and be in it, as Thomas Jefferson said: Experience has shown that even under the best forms of government, those in charge of power, over time and operations slowly, have perverted it into tyranny. But there is a syndrome that is very characteristic of people who manage to have power, both politically and in any position with responsibility. This syndrome is known as “The Hubris Syndrome”. What is? Hubris syndrome, also known as "Hubris syndrome" or addiction to power, means excessive pride or arrogance of those who believe they are a god, feel superior, and despise others. This syndrome was first described by former politician David Owen and also by psychiatrist Jonathan Davidson to use it as a diagnostic framework to classify the excessive power of some political figures. David Owen, 2008, published a work in which he exposed the psychological profile of those ...
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