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115. How to Identify Human Predators (Dark Triad) | Dr. Karen Mitchell


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Dr. Karen MItchell exposes the common attributes of dark personalities (Narcissists, Psychopaths, etc.) found in her groundbreaking research.00:00 Intro03:00 Introducing Dr. Karen Mitchell04:26 Motivation to study Dark Personalities05:52 Brain anomalies of human predators06:43 Us vs. Them (Prey vs. Predators)07:13 How to protect ourselves?07:58 Accept the reality: 10% are Dark Personalities09:33 Attributes of Dark Personalites11:03 Predatory. They look for vulnerable victims13:07 How victims are chosen13:39 Weakening the victim. Gaslighting14:50 How high-functioning predators "Go for the kill"15:15 Pathological Anger. "Eyes going black"15:59 Driving victims to suicide. Taking children. Shunning.16:51 Why can't we recognize Narcissists and Psychopaths?17:55 Control and dominance drive the Dark Personality21:08 Past research about Dark Personalities is flawed23:30 Sadism: satisfaction in hurting others25:49 Critique of Dr. Robert Hare's Psychopathy checklist (PCL-R)26:55 Limitations of Coercive Control29:49 Dark Personalities have these attributes31:47 Dark Personalities all use these tactics32:56 Grouping the attributes of Dark Personalities33:09 Group 1: Driving the agenda33:52 Group 2: Dark motivation and operation35:09 Group 3: Truth is not easy to distinguish35:55 Group 4. Different experience of feelings (callous)36:31 When you recognize a Dark Personality37:27 How to find an ally38:47 Show a pattern of behavior39:01 Use Dr. Mitchell's model to expose Dark Personalities39:33 Document the behavior40:32 Depend on your allies41:18 Dark Personalities have sycophants (Flying Monkeys)42:50 Research the person's background and know the red flags43:22 Dark Personalities will research you (Stalking)44:02 Dark Personalities will reverse attribute their own behavior44:15 Critical thinking is necessary to help victims46:30 Intuition and sensing anger in Dark Personalities47:18 Identifying the tactics of Dark Personalities51:32 Do they all learn at Psychopath University?53:20 Dark Personalities in research create confusion56:14 Manipulation: The Dark Personality's Superpower!58:40 Dark Personalities live to target people59:27 Positioning manipulation as positive1:00:04 Dark Personalities have a plan to isolate and SMEAR CAMPAIGN1:02:57 Isolation starts before the victim realizes it1:03:22 Grooming of adults by Dark Personalities1:07:10 Accepting the evil in Dark Personalities1:07:59 "It takes two to tango" is not true in relationships with psychopaths1:10:24 Similar to FBI profiling for high-functioning predators1:12:07 How can we accept the ill intention of Dark Personalities?1:13:10 The challenge of Cognitive Dissonance1:13:54 How to use red flags1:15:15 Distinctions within the Dark Personality1:20:01 Violence is not fundamental1:22:13 find Dr. Karen Mitchell1:23:30 Dr. Mitchell's experience1:25:16 SHARE this episode. Raise awareness about narcissistic abuse.DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice from a qualified healthcare provider.RELATED LINKSMark Vicente on Narcissists in Leadership: https://youtu.be/UvDk0iOHuR0Dr. Peter Salerno on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/yx-0px-ymtMDr. George Simon on Narcissists and Manipulation: https://youtu.be/rThlIF1Hzp4Prof. Sam Vaknin on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/MVulOdCa1YUDr. Kerry McAvoy on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/lkxBdZs2VLkRick Ross on Narcissists and Mind Control: https://youtu.be/Xjcg9g6xYzsDr. Karen Mitchell on X: https://x.com/karenmitchell__Dr. Karen Mitchell's Ph.D. thesis: https://kalmor.com.au/s/Psychopaths-Narcissists-Machiavellians-Toxic-Leaders-Coercive-Controllers-Subsets-of-One-Overarching.pdf🔔 SUBSCRIBE to help get more guests on the show: https://goo.gl/uEAeNp✉️ Get Immediately Actionable Tactics to Be More Strategic: http://eepurl.com/dELB39

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