All Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) are lumped here together and discussed as "narcissism".
The idea of the Dark Triad is that these traits are often correlated, but to some extent they exist independently. For example, not caring about mass layoffs or cutting people open…
All Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) are lumped here together and discussed as "narcissism".
The idea of the Dark Triad is that these traits are often correlated, but to some extent they exist independently. For example, not caring about mass layoffs or cutting people open is not narcissism, it's psychopathy. Deceiving people and treating them instrumentally is also not narcissism, it's Machiavellianism.
I understand that the people that criticise "narcissism" often conflate it with the Dark Triad, but it seems like so do you. And I would expect from someone who publishes such analysis to know the difference.
Rob Henderson has some great posts about the Dark Triad, I would suggest to start there.
Good, but overtly simplistic analysis.
All Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) are lumped here together and discussed as "narcissism".
The idea of the Dark Triad is that these traits are often correlated, but to some extent they exist independently. For example, not caring about mass layoffs or cutting people open is not narcissism, it's psychopathy. Deceiving people and treating them instrumentally is also not narcissism, it's Machiavellianism.
I understand that the people that criticise "narcissism" often conflate it with the Dark Triad, but it seems like so do you. And I would expect from someone who publishes such analysis to know the difference.
Rob Henderson has some great posts about the Dark Triad, I would suggest to start there.