Question

Ted, the president of a multimillion-dollar corporation, is charming and intelligent. However, he has an inflated sense of his own power and worth. He recently fired thousands of his employees impulsively and did not feel bad about it at all because he made a lot of money, which is very important to him. Ted is typically very glib and hard-hearted during interpersonal interactions. Ted’s wife is convinced that he has ________ traits.

Answer 1

This question is missing the options. I've found them online. They are the following:

[...] Ted's wife is convinced that he has ________ traits.

a. narcissistic

b. psychopathic

c. borderline

d. histrionic

I have also found this same question with the following options:

- borderline

- psychopathic

- histrionic

- obsessive

Answer:

Ted's wife is convinced that he has b. psychopathic traits.

Explanation:

Among the options, psychopathic is the one that makes more sense when we take the description into consideration. Even though Ted does show signs of narcissism, that is not incompatible with his being a possible psychopath. Psychopaths have an inflated ego, just like narcissists. They do not have the ability to empathize with others, so it is easy for them to hurt people and simply not feel any guilt. Psychopaths do not think rules apply to them, often finding ways to break them without getting caught. They frequently act impulsively, and may be very aggressive - in a direct or indirect manner - if they think someone is hindering them. As we can see, these characteristics apply to Ted.