What is Machiavellianism ?

[CUDA]

Psychology is interesting


https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/coun...psychology.htm

[FMP]

An isms isms ism?

[LakeFever]

The most noble act a person can do is to look after themselves and their loved ones. Scottish blessing below sums it up




Cuda you are surely a glass half empty person. I hope you find your way out of that negative mindset, i truly do

[Forkin' Crazy]

Cuda you are surely a glass half empty person. I hope you find your way out of that negative mindset, i truly do

I don't see that happening. He has always been like this as far as I can remember, a "Debbie Downer". BTW I didn't click on the link.

[CUDA]

My Catholic High School closed after my junior year $ and in my yearbook, my Theology teacher wrote that I had the innate ability to bounce back from whatever befalls me, I thought meant I was an optimist,

Someone with the trait of Machiavellianism will tend to have many of the following tendencies:

• only focused on their own ambition and interests
• prioritize money and power over relationships
• come across as charming and confident
• exploit and manipulate others to get ahead
• lie and deceive when required
• use flattery often
• lacking in principles and values
• cynical of goodness and morality
• capable of causing others harm to achieve their means
• low levels of empathy
• often avoid commitment and emotional attachments
• can be very patient due to calculating nature
• rarely reveal their true intentions
• prone to casual sex encounters
• can be good at reading social situations and others
• lack of warmth in social interactions
• not always aware of the consequences of their actions
• might struggle to identify their own emotions

The Machiavellianism Scale

The Machiavellianism scale is a score of up to 100 resulting from a test that consists of a series of questions. People who score above 60 are considered ‘high Machs’ and those scoring below 60, ‘low Machs’.
High Machs are focused on their own wellbeing. They believe that to get ahead, one must be deceptive. They don’t trust human goodness and think depending on others is naive. Prioritizing power over love and connection, they don’t believe that humankind is by nature good.
A low Mach, on the other hand, tends to show empathy to others and is honest and trusting. They believe in human goodness and that if you abide by good morals you will do well in life. Too low on the scale, however, can see people being submissive and too agreeable.
Related psychological conditions to Machiavellianism
Machiavellianism is considered part of the ‘Dark Triad’, being one of three personality traits that also includes narcissism and sociopathy/psychopathy. With each of these traits alone making someone difficult to be around, all three occurring in one person can make for someone that is quite dangerous to other people’s mental wellbeing.
Despite seemingly obvious connections between the three ‘dark triad’ traits and the prevalence of one trait often occurring with the other two, research has yet to be done to concretely prove a correlation.
Personality disorders where sufferers might have the trait of Machiavellianism Narcissistic personality disorder.
What is the difference between the three personality traits of the dark triad?
All three traits are about trying to get away with putting yourself first to get what you want. But they each have a different focus.
Machiavellianism is most about manipulation for personal gain.
Narcissism is most about believing you deserve admiration and to be treated differently than others.
Sociopathy is most about being cold and insensitive to others needs.
How is Machiavellianism treated?

The problem with malevolent personality traits like those found in the dark triad is that those who have such traits are unlikely to seek therapy or want to change. They usually only attend therapy if pushed to do so by family members or because they have committed a crime and have been told to attend therapy by court order.

[XstreamVking]

Sounds like you are describing obammy and the hildebeast perfectly......In fact most of the dem party.