Enemy complex
An enemy complex is in modern psychology a mental disorder in which a person falsely believes they are surrounded by enemies.[1] Additional disorders of the mind generally accompanied with an enemy complex include paranoia and low-self esteem.[2]
Joseph Stalin
[edit]American historian Robert C. Tucker used the phrase in his 1988 book Stalin as Revolutionary to describe the mental state of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.[2]
Mike Tyson
[edit]Mike Tyson described himself having an enemy complex. Thinking that his opponents and their coaches and trainers were his enemies.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Heads, P.A; Lawton, J. H. (2 February 1983). "Studies on the Natural Enemy Complex of the Holly Leaf-Miner: The Effects of Scale on the Detection of Aggregative Responses and the Implications for Biological Control". Oikos. 40 (2): 267. Bibcode:1983Oikos..40..267H. doi:10.2307/3544591. JSTOR 3544591.
- 1 2 Lechtiz, Diane; Potter, Anthony; Dusenbury, Kara (10 July 2015). "Hitler and Stalin: The Roots of Evil" (Video). History Channel. Retrieved 17 June 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Tyson, Mike (27 February 2020). "Sugar Ray Leonard | Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson". YouTube. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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