Is it axiomatic that a person in a key position, with a personality disorder, would harm a project ?

Question

That's why it's called a disorder.

Answer 1

These are some personality disorders :

<<Among the 10 conditions that are considered personality disorders, some have very little in common. Doctors typically group the personality disorders that have shared characteristics into one of three clusters:

Cluster A

includes personality disorders marked by odd, eccentric behavior, including paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders.

Cluster B

personality disorders are those defined by dramatic, emotional behavior, including histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial and borderline personality disorders.

Cluster C

personality disorders are characterized by anxious, fearful behavior and include obsessive-compulsive, avoidant and dependent personality disorders.

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There's no cure for these conditions, but therapy and medication can help. The symptoms of some personality disorders also may improve with age.

Signs and symptoms

People with personality disorders commonly experience conflict and instability in many aspects of their lives, and most believe others are responsible for their problems.

Signs and symptoms of cluster A (odd, eccentric) personality disorders may include:

Paranoid personality disorder:

Belief that others are lying, cheating, exploiting or trying to harm you

Perception of hidden, malicious meaning in benign comments

Inability to work collaboratively with others

Emotional detachment

Hostility toward others

Schizoid personality disorder:

Fantasizing

Extreme introversion

Emotional distance, even from family members

Fixation on your own thoughts and feelings

Emotional detachment

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Schizotypal personality disorder:

Indifference to and withdrawal from others

"Magical thinking" — the idea that you can influence people and events with your thoughts

Odd, elaborate style of dressing, speaking and interacting with others

Belief that messages are hidden for you in public speeches and displays

Suspicious or paranoid ideas

Signs and symptoms of cluster B (dramatic, emotional) personality disorders may include:

Histrionic personality disorder:

Excessive sensitivity to others' approval

Attention-grabbing, often sexually provocative clothing and behavior

Excessive concern with your physical appearance

False sense of intimacy with others

Constant, sudden emotional shifts

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Narcissistic personality disorder:

Inflated sense of — and preoccupation with — your importance, achievements and talents

Constant attention-grabbing and admiration-seeking behavior

Inability to empathize with others

Excessive anger or shame in response to criticism

Manipulation of others to further your own desires

Antisocial (formerly, sociopathic) personality disorder:

Chronic irresponsibility and unreliability

Lack of regard for the law and for others' rights

Persistent lying and stealing

Aggressive, often violent behavior

Lack of remorse for hurting others

Lack of concern for the safety of yourself and others

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Borderline personality disorder:

Difficulty controlling emotions or impulses

Frequent, dramatic changes in mood, opinions and plans

Stormy relationships involving frequent, intense anger and possibly physical fights

Fear of being alone despite a tendency to push people away

Feeling of emptiness inside

Suicide attempts or self-mutilation

Signs and symptoms of cluster C (anxious, fearful) personality disorders may include:

Avoidant personality disorder

Hypersensitivity to criticism or rejection

Self-imposed social isolation

Extreme shyness in social situations, though you strongly desire close relationships

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Dependent personality disorder:

Excessive dependence on others to meet your physical and emotional needs

Tolerance of poor, even abusive treatment in order to stay in relationships

Unwillingness to independently voice opinions, make decisions or initiate activities

Intense fear of being alone

Urgent need to start a new relationship when one has ended

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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:

Excessive concern with order, rules, schedules and lists

Perfectionism, often so pronounced that you can't complete tasks because your standards are impossible to meet

Inability to throw out even broken, worthless objects

Inability to share responsibility with others

Inflexibility about the "right" ethics, ideas and methods

Compulsive devotion to work at the expense of recreation and relationships

Financial stinginess

Discomfort with emotions and aspects of personal relationships that you can't control

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is not the same as obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder that shares some symptoms but is more extreme and disabling.

I hope this was helpful!

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Source(s):

http://www.speakout.com/activism/issue_b...

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality...

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/005...

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Answer 2

Its possible humans killed far more than the devil ever did.

That is why you always must seek the intention of others before you do any business or relations with them.

Seek their background and know your enemies better than yourself.. Have you people not learned anything yet? Goodness!

Answer 3

1/ Not all disorders are necessarily disorders. Just because a committee thought it was a disorder and put it on a list doesn't mean it necessarily really is.

2/Some disorders might be very harmful to the project, others hardly at all.

3/The organization should be arranged so that it does not become an unreliable organization simply because one or some of the staff are unreliable.

Answer 4

Peter Parker's answer is good.

Answer 5

For those wondering, 'axiomatic' means assuming something to be true without immediate proof.

No, it's not necessarily true. They might or they might not.

Answer 6

No, it depends upon what the disorder is and the circumstances.Geniuses tend to be narcissistic, but they're handy to have around.

Not all people with personality disorders are dominant.

Some have bad cases of social phobia - they'll happily work 70 hours a week as long as they don't have to talk to anyone.

Answer 7

Some Government departments make a request for tender for big projects they dream up.

They can afford to obtain consultants' advice.

Australian Governemnt would unquestionably have sought the advice of consultants, perhaps in the 1970's.

One name that comes to mind is Wilfred Jarvis.

I wonder if he did any consulting.

He would know.

Answer 8

If it's the type of personality disorder that, if possessed by a person in a key position, typically harms a project.

<<Narcissistic personality disorder:

Inflated sense of — and preoccupation with — your importance, achievements and talents

Constant attention-grabbing and admiration-seeking behavior

Inability to empathize with others

Excessive anger or shame in response to criticism

Manipulation of others to further your own desires>>

Harm here means extreme harm. The organization, and the systems it was developing, if it was developing any, are typically destroyed during the development.