The Psychological Assessment of Presidential

In today's "trial by media" election campaigns, do you have to be crazy to run for higher office? Looking back over the past 25 years, Stanley Renshon provides the first comprehensive account of how the issue of character has come to dominate presidential campaigns. He traces two related but distinctive approaches to a candidate's psychology: mental health and character. Drawing on his clinical and political science training, Renshon has devised a theory which will allow the public to better evaluate the personal and leadership qualities of presidential candidates.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue	p. 1
Introduction: Frameworks of Analysis	p. 5
The Psychological Suitability of Presidents in an Era of Doubt	p. 25
Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates: Ethical and Theoretical Dilemmas	p. 49
Psychological Health and Presidential Performance: A Foundation for the Assessment of Psychological Suitability?	p. 75
Is the Psychological Impairment of Presidents Still A Relevant Concern?	p. 96
Assessment at a Distance: A Cautionary Case Study of the 1964 Presidential Campaign	p. 122
Psychological Health in the 1972 Presidential Election: The Case of Thomas F. Eagleton	p. 146
Toward a Framework for Analyzing Presidential Performance: Some Observations on a Theory of Character	p. 179
Toward a Theory of Character and Presidential Performance	p. 205
Character and Judgment in the 1988 Presidential Campaign: A Case Study of Gary Hart	p. 231
Bill Clinton as a Presidential Candidate: What Did the Public Learn?	p. 255
William J. Clinton as President: Some Implications of Character for Presidential Performance	p. 280
The Private Lives of Public Officials: Observations, Dilemmas, and Guidelines	p. 313
Election Campaigns as a Tool for Assessing the Psychological Suitability of Presidential Candidates	p. 334
Asking the Right Questions of Presidential Candidates: Some Suggestions and Guidelines	p. 359
Conclusion: The Good Enough President	p. 380
Appendix 1: Some Observations on Method: Cases, Data, and Analysis	p. 401
Appendix 2: A Model of Character: Dynamics, Development, and Implications for Presidential Performance	p. 409
Appendix 3: Preparing Political Leaders for Power: A Supplement to Assessing Psychological Suitability	p. 412
Notes	p. 439
Bibliography	p. 479
Subject Index	p. 497
Name Index	p. 512
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