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Personality Theory: Understanding Dark Personalities

Online
3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

A free online course that guides you to navigate complex personalities in personal and professional relationships. This course takes you on a journey into the personality theory of complex personalities. You will learn to identify the traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy to understand their impacts on social and professional dynamics. By learning practical strategies to manage interactions with such traits, you will be engaged in navigating relationship issues. This course will be helpful for those looking to learn people skills.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195445
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Explain the origins and characteristics of the psychological model of the Dark Triad
• Indicate the key traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy
• Compare the three core components of the Dark Triad
• Analyze the impact of complex personalities on workplace relationships
• Identify the effects of varying personality traits in interpersonal dynamics
• Evaluate the ethical implications of people exhibiting Dark Triad traits
• Assess how media and popular culture shape the perception or behavior of personalities
• Recognize the impact of personality traits on employee turnover intention
• Identify the emotional and cognitive consequences of interacting with specific personality traits
• Discuss and propose strategies to mitigate the negative impact of complex personalities
• Apply effective strategies for resilience and recovery for victims of Dark Triad personalities
• Recognize the implications of the effect of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism on interpersonal dynamics
Course Code7344

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