Dark Triad Victims, Animal Empathy, Alpha Male (+Schizotypals, Freud)

NEW STUDY: Many Victims are Dark Triad

"New research provides evidence that narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism — maladaptive personality traits known as the “Dark Triad” — are associated with overt displays of virtue and victimhood. The study suggests that people with dark personalities use these signals of “virtuous victimhood” to deceptively extract resources from others."

(“Signaling Virtuous Victimhood as Indicators of Dark Triad Personalities“, was authored by Ekin Ok, Yi Qian, Brendan Strejcek, and Karl Aquino,

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychological Association, May 2020)

ANIMAL EMPATHY

Do Animals Have Feelings? Examining Empathy In Animals

Posted April 3, 2019 by UWA | Psychology and Counseling News

NEUROSCIENCE VINDICATES FREUD

Sigmund Freud’s theories are often dismissed by neuroscientists, but Mark Solms argues that they are in fact relevant to today’s brain research.

TRUE ALPHA MALES (and Females)

"True alphas, ... are fearless protectors against outside incursions, but they rarely have to assert themselves within the pack, rarely have to act with aggression, bark orders, or use physical means of control."

(From "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson")

SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY

According to the DSM, people diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder possess “Peculiar, eccentric or unusual thinking, beliefs or mannerisms ... Belief in special powers, such as mental telepathy or superstitions ... Unusual perceptions, such as sensing an absent person's presence or having illusions.”

These unusual cognitive patterns can involve counterfactual grandiosity, either narcissistic or paranoid, often involving pseudomania. This makes it difficult at times to distinguish the schizotypal from the narcissist, the paranoid, or the Bipolar patients.

A schizotypal may consider himself a revolutionary genius, possessed of superhuman or supernatural skills. Or he may erupt with unbridled insomniac energy as he seeks to implement harebrained schemes or concoct new “theories”. Or he may become convinced that he is being followed, surveilled, and about to be assassinated.

Disorganized thinking and speech are common in these phases as the schizotypal slides perilously close to schizophrenia.

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