W. Keith Campbell || The New Science of Narcissism

Today it is really great to have W. Keith Campbell on the podcast. Campbell is a professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia as well as the author of The Narcissism Epidemic, When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself, and most recently, The New Science of Narcissism. He also has more than 120 peer reviewed articles and he lives in Athens, Georgia.

Time Stamps

[00:01:41] Defining grandiose and vulnerable narcissism

[00:03:33] Three-factor model of narcissism

[00:07:32] The “recipe for narcissism”

[00:10:00] Primary goals and motives of narcissists

[00:12:56] The role of vanity in narcissism

[00:16:47] Gender differences in narcissistic traits

[00:19:12] Gender differences in narcissism personality disorder diagnoses

[00:22:14] Dark and light triads of personality

[00:26:42] The dark empath and unique personality trait combinations

[00:30:03] How narcissistic traits affect relationship dynamics

[00:35:07] When do relationships start to fall apart?

[00:39:08] Narcissism in today’s leadership

[00:44:26] Narcissism in social media

[00:45:39] Geek culture and the great fantasy migration

[00:52:37] How to reduce narcissism

[00:55:57] How to deal with narcissists

[00:57:55] Psychotherapy for vulnerable narcissism

[01:02:04] Narcissistic personality disorder

[01:05:54] New treatments for narcissistic personality disorder

[01:09:40] Transcending the ego