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If only I had a dollar for every time I opened an article with “humans are social species”. But I have to because so much of human behavior revolves around that. Because humans are a social species, they have to make group living work. When you join a group, it emerges as a separate entity …
When a person feels attacked, their fight-or-flight response gets activated. This response isn’t restricted to life-threatening dangers, such as from a predator; it also activates during interpersonal threats. When you feel socially threatened, you might …
Covert narcissism is a type of narcissism that, as the name implies, is hidden. Outwardly, covert narcissists may appear modest or even shy, but if you spend enough time with them, their inner narcissists will come out in ugly ways. Covert narcissists have the same core narcissistic traits as overt narcissists. But unlike overt narcissists …
Key differences Who are alpha and sigma males? You’ve likely encountered these terms on social media. The dominance hierarchy in human males, as in many other species, is a fact. Male hierarchy or socio-sexual theory is a method for classifying human males within that hierarchy. At the top …
Emotional unavailability is defined as the inability to form an emotional connection with another person. Emotional connection leads to emotional intimacy and is a big part of connecting with others. A lack of emotional connection in all kinds of relationships reduces the quality of those relationships, making a relationship breakdown more likely. Emotional unavailability is …
Humans need to evaluate the world to navigate it effectively and meet their goals. Not everything in the world has equal value. If that were the case, humans would not be judgmental—there’d be no need to. The fundamental reason humans are naturally judgmental is that things in the world have unequal value. To meet their …
The following main traits characterize psychopathy: Selfishness and power-hungriness are the predominant traits of psychopaths.1 They do what they want without any regard for the consequences of their actions. Not all psychopaths are violent, but because they don’t feel the pain of others, they’re likely to be.2 You can think of psychopathy as being on …
A narcissist is someone who’s self-centered, lacks empathy, seeks validation, and has fantasies of power and success. We all have narcissistic traits to some extent, but someone with a full-blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder makes life difficult for themselves and those around them. At the root of narcissism is low self-esteem. A narcissist tries to overcompensate …
A narcissist is a highly selfish person who lacks empathy and believes they’re superior to others. They have delusions of grandeur and an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Since every human being is selfish to some degree, we all have narcissistic traits. In some people, however, narcissistic traits are present to a pathological degree. They have …
Sociopathy or Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is a mental health condition in which a person harms others for selfish gain. Sociopaths have a win-lose mentality and lack remorse when they hurt others for personal gain. One may have sociopathic traits but not full-blown ASPD. In fact, most people have a mix of selfish (sociopathic) and …