personalisation intunecate Flashcards
What are dark personalities?
Socially aversive traits in the subclinical range.
Not extreme enough to invite clinical attention.
Reflect a noncommuncal, dishonest, manipulative and self-focused approach to interpersonal relations.
What is the dark triad?
Psychopathy
Narcissism
Machiavellianism
What is psychopathy?
Egocentricity
Lying
Lack of empathy and remorse
Irresponsibility
Impulsivity
What is narcissism?
Attention seeking
Egocentricity
Entitlement
Domineering interpersonal style
What is machiavellianism?
Deliberate and strategic interpersonal manipulation aimed at acquiring and maintaining power and control
What is psychopathy?
Interpersonal antagonism and disinhibition
Impulsivity
Boldness
Risk-taking
What is machiavellianism characterised by?
Lack of advanced theory of mind and emotional intelligence
Heightened activity in inferior frontal gyrus
May be a form of psychopathy
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Sociopathy
Antisocial, manipulative, deceitful for personal benefit
Irresponsible and impulsive
Disregarding safety own and others
aggressive
Lacking remorse
Prone to criminal behaviour
What is the association with dark triad and other personality traits?
Meta analysis of 8500 ppts
Narcissism was significantly positively correlated with extraversion and openness
Negatively correlated with agreeableness.
Machiavellianism and psychopathy were negatively correlated with agreeableness and conscientiousness.
What are the correlated of dark triad?
- empathic deficits
- low prosocial orientations and high agentic orientation
- unwillingness to share
- aggression
- low self control
- impulsivity
- high number of sexual partners, greater interest in short term mating
- sexual harassment
- psychopathy and machiavellianism predicted relationship infidelity, but only psychopathy infidelity led to relationship ending
What is sadism?
A tendency towards humiliating and hurting others for the purpose of pleasure or asserting dominance.
What is everyday sadism associated with?
Internet trolling
Aggression
Preference for violent video games
Bullying
Sexual aggression
Vandalism
Unprovoked aggression
Cyberstalking
Juvenile delinquency
What is grandiose vs vulnerable narcissism?
Grandiose - focused on admiration, extravert, superficial altruism
Vulnerable - focused on rivalry, neurotic pathological altruism
What is the link between narcissism and aggression?
There is a link between narcissism and aggression.
