Napoleon complex

In the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis, Napoleon complex is a colloquial term used to describe a type of inferiority complex suffered by people who are short. Alfred Adler pioneered the psychological work on inferiority complexes, and used Napoléon Bonaparte as an example of someone who he thought was driven to extremes by a psychological need to compensate for what he saw as a handicap: his small stature. Typically people with this complex will compensate in many ways, reaching beyond their personal performance. A person with a Napoleon Complex may set pictures in their home to lower levels and make other such accommodations which will enable them to feel taller in their surroundings. Also see: Matthew Luna.

Related Topics:
Psychology - Psychoanalysis - Inferiority complex - Alfred Adler - Napoléon Bonaparte

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The name is somewhat inappropriate, as Napoleon was in fact slightly taller than the average Frenchman of the 1800s.

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