Well done. Keep it up!

People with #emophilia are particularly driven by their desire for emotional connection and tend to jump into new relationships.

This can lead to unique life experiences, such as committing perjury for a partner or being left at the altar.

Projection, too. Best wishes.

No, I don't think Del explicitly cited Jung, I could double check with him if he ever has. Like I said in my reply to Don, he was definitely influential in our collective thinking. It IS definitely unfortunate that we don't cite the classics in modern publication. Something we should fix

Sure, I can give a few more examples. Rezazadeh Yazd et al., (2022)Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health. Starkey et al., (2021) European Management Review. Obaidi et al, (2022) PlOS One, and I believe your former student Vize (2024) in the Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies.

I would not say all. I think it is baked into our lexicon. I do not reference Freud every time I use the term unconscious, but he certainly popularized the concept. But, being a fan of the history of psychology, I do agree that we often step over historical figures, taking their work for granted.

Interesting. Scholar.google.com search reveals many. As an example, Jenkins & Martin (2023) (APA journal Dreaming) pops right up.

Sure, are we talking cash? Jk ;)

That does not mean it has not influenced my thinking or the thinking of others. My very first personality class focused heavily on classic theory and it stayed with me. I'm open to fleshing it out and trying to come to a consensus on the role of classic literature in contemporary scholarship.

Don, I respectfully disagree. It is the origin of much of our modern theories and represents a critical piece of psychological advancement. Good theory does not have a shelf life.

I see your point. But "asshole personalities" does not have a history in the field of psychology, "dark" does. I would agree that revisiting the classic literature and reminding people of the theory, definitions, and origins would be helpful.

I cannot speak to P&W 2002 thought process, I was not there. I have never asked him directly if that was the exact origin re:2002, but he has alluded to that. He is passionate about history of psychology & classic literature including (but not limited to) psychoanalytic & Neo-Freudian writing.

Hi Aidan, while I cannot speak to the motives of other scholars, my motivation (as described in my discussion with Josh) for using the term "dark" comes from classic theory. Theory that constitutes the backbone of much of what we do. It is both intuitive and well established as a term.

I agree that precise descriptive language is better when appropriate. Manipulation, entitlement, etc. However, when discussing these types of traits on a whole, I prefer to stay grounded in classic literature. I have never had a student raise their hand and ask what I meant by a "dark" personality.

I agree, Josh. It would be inappropriate for that type of setting. However, for everyday populations, discussing how we all have a "dark side," as many of these theorists argued, would be appropriate.

I respectfully disagree, Josh and Aidan. There are classic scholars who wrote volumes about defining and redefining terms such as "dark" to classify inter and intrapersonal phenomenon to describe it in ways that were both intuitive and grounded in theory. Examples include Rollo May and Carl Jung.

Unfortunately, much of this information is inaccurate. I could go on, but I'll just highlight two things. First, research has shown that narcissistic individuals score higher on measures of creativity doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...

Second, narcissists only mimic high status others doi.org/10.1177/1948...

Happy new year to you! I, again, disagree. The ability to exert self control is exactly what differentiates psychopathy from machiavellianism. What you are describing is machiavellianism, not psychopathy.

Gotta respectfully disagree here, David. All major construct definitions of psychopathy involve deficits in empathy and inhibitory control. Deviations from those definitions certainly happen, but then the person is no longer high in psychopathy.