Yes, I think this is a very apt term. There is a schism between what he sees daily and what he is told by his trusted news source.
Same with his son. There is what he sees daily and what his ideal image of his son is.
It’s kind of a regular theme for him and has not made his life any easier.
ETA: Yes, it’s easy to see in others but is something that get the smartest of people. In fact being smart can be part of the problem.
I haven’t watched the episode yet but from what I have already heard it it seems there was a significant amount of this type of schizoid thinking.
