How To Survive Malicious People — Dark Tetrad Personalities

4 Essential Tips to Avoid Falling Prey to Malevolent Characters

Joaquim M.
5 min readFeb 6, 2024

We have all seen horror movies and thrillers where the evil person kills innocent people.

Since the dawn of time, people have been keenly interested in scary movies. No matter the genre, be it horror, thrillers, sci-fi or drama. We all love the suspension and anticipation surrounding the innocent being chased and stalked by the killer.

When we think of a killer we often usually assume an evil person that is fearless and sadistic.

This is how you see this in your neighbors, on Tinder, at work, and in school.

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Essential Tip 1: Is He or She a Psychopath?

According to Howard and Zandt, the probability that a person is NOT a Psychopath is almost 51% when they are honest and humble.

One key indicator, that a person is a psychopath, is that he or she gets excited whenever there is danger. That is why they will describe a dangerous incident differently from normal people. The reason is, their affective empathy is very low but not zero.

Psychopaths have a hard time responding with an appropriate emotion. The emotion that works with other…

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Joaquim M.

8000+ Professional Hours Evaluating People. I write about Human Psychology encompassing both Cognitive and Personality Psychology 🧠. Website: joakimmarias.com