PSYC35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Job Performance, Relational Aggression, Meta-Analysis
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Week 11 lecture #8: wednesday november 16, 2016. The dark triad of personality: narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Popular media had long created iconic characters that are defined by their dark personality traits. The manipulative, narcissist ceo e. g. , donald trump: subclinical narcissist. The term dark reflects the perception that these traits have interpersonally aversive qualities. Mild version, allows person to manage in everyday society. Can think of it on a continuum, the mild types are subclinical, and the more moderate or sever types are clinical. Derived from the greek myth of narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection. Extreme levels are classified by psychiatrists and clinical psychologists as narcissistic pd. Social and personality psychologists typically consider it to be a normal personality trait w/ adaptive and maladaptive features. Considers mild form of narcissism to be normal. Originated from the dsm (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. See themselves as good leaders and high in emotional intelligence.
