How is Machiavellianism different from Psychopathy and Narcissism? | The Dark Triad Traits

This video answers the question: Can I explain Machiavellianism and differentiate it from psychopathy and narcissism? When we think about these three constructs, this is referred to as the dark triad.

Psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism are conceptualized as subclinical. The dark triad is not about mental disorders like antisocial personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder.

The term Machiavellianism this comes from a political philosopher that lived about 500 years ago named Niccolo Machiavelli and he wrote a book named The Prince. The book outlined these different constructs like being ruthless and doing anything to gain power and a lot of different types of characteristics that we now see in this construct of Machiavellianism. Machiavellianism contains characteristics like being cynical, having a disregard for conventional morality, and being manipulative.

Видео How is Machiavellianism different from Psychopathy and Narcissism? | The Dark Triad Traits канала Dr. Todd Grande