Continuing Education for Psychologists
368 pages10 CE credits
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THE DARK SIDE OF PERSONALITY
Science and Practice in Social, Personality, and Clinical Psychology
Virgil Zeigler-Hill and David K. Marcus, Eds.American Psychological Association, 2016
DESCRIPTION
Dark personality traits are connected to a host of behavioral and interpersonal problems. To better understand and address these problems, this book unites personality psychology and clinical psychology to provide an interdisciplinary taxonomy of dark personality traits.
It expands upon the "Dark Triad"–narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism–to encompass traits that have largely been ignored or not characterized as dark (e.g., spite, authoritarianism, and perfectionism). Drawing from recent research on the Big Five personality dimensions, each trait is presented as a complex spectrum of adaptive and maladaptive features with unique clinical implications.
The reader will be able to:
• Discuss "The Dark Triad" and name the 3 features of personality the author posits have received the most attention
• Define narcissism and list some important presentations of it
• Discuss the characteristics of the 3 most malevolent features of psychopathy
• Explain the multifaceted nature of impulsivity
• Review the meaning of the term 'Machiavellianism' and recognize characteristics that are related to this personality feature
• List some common behaviors involved with sadism
• Determine where in the "dark side of personality" does spitefulness fit
• Explain how sensation-seeking can be both beneficial as well as detrimental or antisocial
• Relate urgency with impulsivity
• Define distractibility
• List some reasons the author labels perfectionism as an important "dark side"
• Correlatte authoritarianism with fascism, prejudice, and scapegoating
• Explain why overconfidence is included in behavior related to rigidity
• Explain emotional lability and list some reasons it can be considered a risk factor
• Discuss common physiological, cognitive and behavioral aspects of anxiousness
• Compare on a general level depressive vs anhedonic personality features
• Compile some self-esteem issues
• Describe interpersonal dependency
AUTHOR
Virgil Zeigler-Hill is a social-personality psychologist at Oakland University. He conducts research concerning self-esteem, narcissism, the structure of self-concept, and interpersonal relationships.
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