The Callous Exchange: Decoding the Dark Triad of Transactional Romance
This research redefines "gold digging" as a gender-neutral, calculated social strategy rooted in the Dark Triad—psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. Through decision-based tasks, lead resear...
6 Maj 3min
Corporate Psychopathy: The Forensic Psychology of Dark Leadership in the Workplace
New research suggests that psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism—known as the “Dark Triad”—are disproportionately represented in leadership roles, shaping workplace dynamics in measurable ways...
3 Maj 7min
The Psychopath FBI Informant: How a Serial Killer Manipulated the Feds and Got Away with Murder
A charming con man becomes a paid FBI informant while secretly hunting victims as a serial killer—exposing shocking failures in federal oversight and the deadly cost of trusting the wrong source. This...
27 Apr 6min
The Primitive Defense Gallery: How Psychopaths Use Splitting, Projective Identification, and Omnipotent Control in High-Stakes Negotiations
In this episode, we examine the Primitive Defense Gallery used by psychopaths in high-stakes negotiations, focusing on the mechanisms of splitting, projective identification, and omnipotent control. T...
22 Apr 4min
Psychopathy as a “Deficit of Internalization”: A Psychodynamic Perspective
In this episode, we explore the psychodynamic theory that psychopathy represents more than a simple lack of empathy — it is a fundamental deficit of internalization. Drawing on object-relations perspe...
21 Apr 5min
High-Functioning Psychopathy and Malignant Narcissism: Structural Distinctions within the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual Framework
This episode provides a technical breakdown of the differences between high-functioning psychopathy and malignant narcissism using the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) framework. It examines pe...
19 Apr 10min
The Psychopath’s Brain Map
17 Apr 3min
