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A God complex is a non-clinical term generally used to describe a person who consistently believes they can accomplish more than is humanly possible or that their opinion is typically above those they may disagree with.[1] The person may believe he or she is above the rules of society and should be given special consideration. The term "god complex" does not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Modern group book, Volume 4. Modern Group Book. J. Aronson, inc., Original from the University of Michigan. 1972, Digitized Aug 6, 2008.
- ^ The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association
[edit] External links
- McLemee.com - 'The Shrink with a God Complex' Ronald Hayman Newsday, (April 22, 2001)
- News-Service.Stanford.edu - 'Did Caligula have a God complex? Stanford, Oxford archaeologists find evidence that depraved tyrant annexed sacred temple', John Sanford (September 10, 2003)
