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'''Christ complex''' (also [[superiority complex]]) is a psychological term used loosely to describe any individual mentally fixed on superiority or the claim of being a savior. There are many types of disorders in which the Christ complex comes into play. The extreme example is a [[psychopath]]: Someone who comes to operate without any regard for other humans.
'''Christ complex''' (also [[superiority complex]]) is a psychological term used loosely to describe any individual mentally fixed on superiority or the claim of being a savior. There are many types of disorders in which the Christ complex comes into play. The extreme example is a [[psychopath]]: someone who comes to operate without any regard for other humans.


This term is used by psychologists in referring also to people who feel a compulsion to try to save other human beings. i.e. attracted to single women with children who have been abused or distressed in an attempt to "save" them from their current lifestyle.
This term is used by psychologists in referring to people who feel a compulsion to try to save other human beings; i.e. attracted to single women with children who have been abused or distressed in an attempt to "save" them from their current lifestyle.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:46, 7 April 2007

Christ complex (also superiority complex) is a psychological term used loosely to describe any individual mentally fixed on superiority or the claim of being a savior. There are many types of disorders in which the Christ complex comes into play. The extreme example is a psychopath: someone who comes to operate without any regard for other humans.

This term is used by psychologists in referring to people who feel a compulsion to try to save other human beings; i.e. attracted to single women with children who have been abused or distressed in an attempt to "save" them from their current lifestyle.

See also