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Post by Lone Wanderer on Oct 9, 2018 0:31:01 GMT
Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness are all traits that stand for the malevolent dark sides of human personality. Results from a recent project show, these traits share a common 'dark core.' So, if you have one of these tendencies, you are also likely to have one or more of the others.
-- Egoism: an excessive preoccupation with one's own advantage at the expense of others and the community
-- Machiavellianism: a manipulative, callous attitude and a belief that the ends justify the means
-- Moral disengagement: cognitive processing style that allow behaving unethically without feeling distress
-- Narcissism: excessive self-absorption, a sense of superiority, and an extreme need for attention from others
-- Psychological entitlement: a recurring belief that one is better than others and deserves better treatment
-- Psychopathy: lack of empathy and self-control, combined with impulsive behaviour
-- Sadism: a desire to inflict mental or physical harm on others for one's own pleasure or to benefit oneself
-- Self-interest: a desire to further and highlight one's own social and financial status
-- Spitefulness: destructiveness and willingness to cause harm to others, even if one harms oneself in the process
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Post by AmericanCharm on Oct 9, 2018 0:50:11 GMT
Would say I have all but three of those, definitely not something I see as positive. It leads to many periods of depression, and certainly makes me feel out of place.
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Post by Elizabeth on Oct 9, 2018 1:49:48 GMT
I will rate myself on these as honestly as possible...
Egoism: an excessive preoccupation with one's own advantage at the expense of others and the community
No. I really don't care about being excessive about stuff unless I'm messing around for the fun of it.
Machiavellianism: a manipulative, callous attitude and a belief that the ends justify the means
No. I don't find this important even.
Moral disengagement: cognitive processing style that allow behaving unethically without feeling distress
I don't like unethically, so no.
Narcissism: excessive self-absorption, a sense of superiority, and an extreme need for attention from others
No. I actually like not talking about myself, especially in person. Attention can get really overrated.
Psychological entitlement: a recurring belief that one is better than others and deserves better treatment
No. Sounds childish.
Psychopathy: lack of empathy and self-control, combined with impulsive behaviour
My self control is great. I can show lots of empathy and am not impulsive.
Sadism: a desire to inflict mental or physical harm on others for one's own pleasure or to benefit oneself
Umm no. I even ask in real life to make sure I've caused no harm.
Self-interest: a desire to further and highlight one's own social and financial status
Not really because I want no attention.
Spitefulness: destructiveness and willingness to cause harm to others, even if one harms oneself in the process
No. Same response as I did for "sadist" above. And I would not harm myself. Paper cuts scare me even.
Shrug
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Post by kusler on Oct 13, 2018 6:43:44 GMT
Oh shit, I have many of those, well except Psychological Entitlement and Narcissism I guess.
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