PSYC35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Conscientiousness, Narcissistic Personality Inventory, Dark Triad
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Lecture 8: the dark triad of personality: narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Group of 3 personality traits: narcissism, machiavellianism, psychopathy. Term dark reflects perception that these traits have interpersonally aversive qualities. Popular media has long created iconic characters that are defined by their dark personality traits - ex: psychopathic serial killers & manipulative, narcissistic ceo. Bernie madoff: machiavellianism & donald trump: narcissist. Clinical level: serious problems, requires professional help, under clinical/forensic supervision. Subclinical: mild version, allows person to manage in everyday society, broader community samples. Derived from 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 & personality psychologists typically consider it to be normal personality trait with adaptive & maladaptive features. How its measured: narcissistic personality inventory test (npi, originated from dsm (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) See themselves as good leaders & high in emotional intelligence.