The Dark Area Of Our Personalities
There are certain personality traits in literature that fall under the Dark Triad:
- Machiavellianism: A tendency to strategically exploit or deceive other people.
- Subclinical Narcissism: It means focusing towards the self, giving oneself entitlement and importance.
- Subclinical Psychopathy: A tendency to be insensitive and cruel with regards to others.
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The dark triad of personality
The dark triad of personality consists of narcissism (self-importance), Machiavellianism (strategic exploitation and deceit), and psychopathy (callousness and cynicism).
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While it is true that darkness is the absence of light, according to psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, light is not just an absence of darkness, but something more than that.
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