Description
A tendency to view interpersonal interactions as competitive or adversarial, often involving manipulation, aggression, or vindictiveness to achieve one's aims.
Thinking in terms of competition. Readiness for struggle for limited resources.
Aggression, control, exploitation, and a focus on personal power and supremacy.
HiTOP
Antagonistic Externalizing Spectrum
Callousness, Deceitfulness, Manipulativeness, Rudeness, Egocentricity, Dominance, Blame externalization
Intellectual level
Readiness for extreme mental loads under intense competition.
Social level
Skilled in acquiring and maintaining power through various methods, from authoritarianism to manipulation.
Psychological level
Characterized by an aggressive-victim complex, either possessing intimidating power or feeling victimized.
Clusters
| # | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Selfishness and disregard for others |
| 2 | Malevolence, cynicism, and vindictiveness |
| 3 | Preference for risk, competition, and high-stakes environments |
| 4 | Willingness to endure unpleasant or painful sensations |
| 5 | Cunning, intrigue, and machiavellianism |
| 6 | Nationalism, xenophobia, and parochialism |
| 7 | Aloofness, aversion to physical affection, and low attachment |
| 8 | Emotional immunity and indifference to others' feelings |
| 9 | Distrustfulness and suspicion |
| 10 | Low suggestibility and resistance to influence |
| 11 | Preference for black; dislike of yellow |
| 12 | Preference for spicy food |
| 13 | Focus on big picture; ignoring small details |
| 14 | Disinterest in or aversion to nature and greenery |