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| “[T]he ‘positive’ conception of freedom as self-mastery, with its suggestion of a man divided against himself, has in fact, and as a matter of history, of doctrine and of practice, lent itself more easily to this splitting of personality into two: the transcendent, dominant controller, and the empirical bundle of desires and passions to be disciplined and brought to heel. ... This demonstrates (if demonstration of so obvious a truth is needed) that conceptions of freedom directly derive from views of what constitutes a self, a person, a man. Enough manipulation of the definition of man, and freedom can be made to mean whatever the manipulator wishes.”
— Isaiah Berlin,[1]
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Personality is the way people think, feel, and behave.[2]
Big Five personality traits
See also: Big Five personality traits
The Big Five personality traits (the basis for the five factor model) are the five traits psychologists use to describe an individual's personality. While other traits exist, these are thought to define a large part of individuality. Hans Eysenck initiated this concept, but only included two personality traits, extraversion and neuroticism.
List of Big 5 personality Traits
- Conscientiousness - self-discipline, efficiency, and orderliness
- Extraversion - assertive, energetic, and personable
- Agreeableness - understanding and cooperativeness
- Neuroticism - anxiety, vulnerability, and sensitivity
- Openness - Creativity, imitativeness, and curiosity[3][4]
Toxic personality traits
See also: Toxic personality traits
According to WebMD.com:
| “ | If you know someone who’s difficult and causes a lot of conflict in your life, you may be dealing with a toxic person. These people can create lots of stress and unpleasantness for you and others, not to mention emotional or even physical pain.
A toxic person is anyone whose behavior adds negativity and upset to your life. Many times, people who are toxic are dealing with their own stresses and traumas. To do this, they act in ways that don’t present them in the best light and usually upset others along the way. Toxicity in people isn’t considered a mental disorder. But there could be underlying mental problems that cause someone to act in toxic ways, including a personality disorder.[5] |
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Symptoms of a toxic person
Some of the characteristics of psychopaths are being angry, rash, impulsive, and oppositional (among others).[7]
Reduced empathy, often seen in psychopathy, increases the prevalence of goal-directed aggression.[8] Psychopaths have a greater risk of suffering from irritability/reactive aggression.[9] Both decreased empathy and increased anger are associated with maladaptive aggression.[10]
Symptoms of a toxic person are:[11][12][13][14]
1. Inconsistent behavior
2. They always need your attention
3. They are narcissistic
4. There is always drama. According to WebMD.com: "Toxic people thrive in dramatic situations. They inflame emotions and create conflict. They love stirring the pot to see what happens. People are often toxic because they're not interested in being stable and healthy in relationships."[15]
5. They lack empathy and are mean.
6. They don’t respect your boundaries
7. The are controlling
8. They manipulate others for what they want
9. They’ll make you prove yourself to them
10. They never apologise.
11. They’ll bring irrelevant detail into a conversation as a means of distraction and avoidance
12. They exaggerate. For example, they may frequently use the term "You always" or "You never"
13. They are dishonest
14. They are denialists
15. They abuse substances
Dark Triad personality traits
See also: Dark Triad personality traits
The three Dark Triad personality subtypes are subclinical narcissism, Machiavellianism and subclinical psychopath.[16][17]
"The “Dark Triad” personality traits are a toxic amalgamation of various negative traits and behaviors, such as they are domineering, violent, volatile, manipulative, remorseless, cynical, deceitful, etc."[18]
Health.com states concerning people with dark triad traits and one of the best ways to deal with them: "...people with dark triad personality traits may be able to change, but the likelihood of that happening is "minuscule," noted Hokemeyer. "The personality traits that make up a dark triad are deeply ingrained in their psyche and highly resistant to any sort of challenge that would manifest a change. The best strategy is to move away from them as quickly as possible."[19]
Atheism and personhood
See also: Atheism and personhood
Under a naturalistic, atheist worldview, human beings a collection of atoms that are merely the outcome of an accidental collection of atoms.
In a naturalistic, atheistic worldview, the universe is merely the outcome of an accidental arrangement of atoms and eventually all the suns in the universe will eventually burn out (see: Atheism, agnosticism and pessimism). And unlike Bible believing Christians, there are atheists who actually assert the universe popped into existence from nothing (see: Atheism and the origin of the universe). For instance, the atheist Stephen Hawking asserted: "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing".[21]
Atheism and consciousness
See: Atheism and consciousness
Atheism and human worth
Atheism and the devaluing of human life
See also
References
- ↑ Mark R. Levin. Rediscovering Americanism and the tyranny of progressivism. Treshold Edition, 152–3. ISBN 978-1-4767-7308-7.
- ↑ Great Ideas in Personality
- ↑ https://www.verywell.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422
- ↑ https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/big-five-personality-traits
- ↑ Signs of a Toxic Person, WebMD.com
- ↑ What Is Narcissistic Rage, and What’s the Best Way to Deal with It?, Healthline.com
- ↑ What Everyone Should Understand About the Dark Triad, Psychology Today website, 2022
- ↑ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19
- ↑ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19
- ↑ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19
- ↑ Signs of a Toxic Person, WebMD.com
- ↑ Do’s and Don’ts for Dealing with Toxic Behavior, Healthline.com
- ↑ Toxic People: 12 Things They Do and How to Deal with Them by the psychologist Karen Young
- ↑ What to Know About People with Toxic Traits, PsychCentral.com
- ↑ Signs of a Toxic Person, WebMD.com
- ↑ How to Recognize a “Dark Triad” Personality, Psychology Today website, 2021
- ↑ The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, Journal of Research in Personality, Volume 36, Issue 6, December 2002, Pages 556-563
- ↑ How to Identify And Deal With a “Dark Triad” Personality
- ↑ [What Is the Dark Triad and Why Are People With These Traits So Dangerous?], Health.com, 2022
- ↑ Narcissists don't learn from their mistakes because they don't think they make any, Eurasia Review, 2020
- ↑ Hawking atheopathy by Jonathan Sarfati