The authoritarian personality

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Exaggerate

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To represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

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Submissive

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Willing to obey someone or yield to authority without resistance.

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Resentment

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A feeling of anger or displeasure about something unfair.

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Contempt

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A feeling of disdain or disrespect toward someone or something.

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Rigid

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Not flexible; unable to be changed or adapted.

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Displace

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To take the place of something or force something out of its position.

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Obedience

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Compliance with an order, request, or law; submission to authority.

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Authoritarian personality

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A personality type characterized by strict adherence to authority and contempt for those of lower status.

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Scapegoating

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The act of blaming others, typically weaker individuals or groups, for problems they did not cause.

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Psychodynamic explanation

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A theory that explains behaviour in terms of unconscious desires and childhood experiences.