In 1908 Alfred Adler , a psychologist , cited Napoleon to describe an inferiority complex in which short people , despite the fact that Napoleon was of average-to-above average height , adopt an over-aggressive behaviour .
Bordes 2007 , p.118 In 1908 Alfred Adler , a psychologist , cited Napoleon to describe an inferiority complex in which short people ( despite the fact that Napoleon was of average-to-above average height ) adopt an over-aggressive behaviour to compensate for lack of height ; this inspired the term Napoleon complex .
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