A different perspective

[Belacqua]

What is commonly known as "evil" is a spiritual illness that prevents the afflicted individual (AI) from reaching godhood. Ironically enough, reaching godhood is all the AI truly wants, yet he or she cannot fulfill this longing, no matter what he or she does. The AI turns to the next best thing, a higher power, and the AI remains devoted to his or her higher power with borderline delusional zeal.

I don't have any experience with "afflicted individuals" as a type. However there was an influential psychoanalyst who formulated a theory of neurosis that comes close to what you describe. 

Here are the parts of her definition which may come close to what you say about AIs:

Moving Away from People (Withdrawal)

7. The need for personal achievement; though virtually all persons wish to make achievements, as with No. 3, the neurotic may be desperate for achievement.

8. The need for self-sufficiency and independence; while most desire some autonomy, the neurotic may simply wish to discard other individuals entirely.

9. The need for perfection; while many are driven to perfect their lives in the form of well being, the neurotic may display a fear of being slightly flawed.

10. Lastly, the need to restrict life practices to within narrow borders; to live as inconspicuous a life as possible.

So according to her, a neurotic person isn't satisfied with good enough -- it's perfect godhood or nothing. And she doesn't want to live her life in an interdependent web, as most of us do. It's all or nothing, and if achievements aren't all your own they're worthless. 

This is from the generation after Freud, so probably not popular today. But still worth reading.