Machiavellistic people: when the goals sanctify the funds

Machiavellistic people: when the goals sanctify the funds
For Machiavellistic people, the best way to handle people is to flatter them and say what they want to hear. This kind of personality exhibits deep emotional indifference in combination with a cynical attitude and charisma, making them master of manipulation and deception. In short, they are a high risk factor as emotional partners.



Those who have read The fountain of Niccolo Machiavelli came to recognize this and several other characteristics in the text. The classical 17th century philosopher and politician gave life to them. Machiavelli himself found that in a position of power it is okay to use for example dishonesty as long as the lie or the fraud makes you reach your goal.
People do not necessarily have to read Machiavelli to know (according to him) that the goal is sacrificing the means. In fact, they do not need to be politicians to run with this tactic.

Machiavellism is a fairly common personality trait and forms part of what clinical psychology calls the dark triad. Here, psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellism gather as dangerous and worrying personality types.

It is, nevertheless, most common to see these characteristics separately in our daily lives, Machiavellism is the most common. We will describe it in more detail at the bottom.
Machiavellistic people: are they born or created?
Everyone has deceived or manipulated someone to reach a goal sometime in their lives. Normally, however, it is a one-off or even good intentions. Or, it might be a defense or a survival mechanism. For example, "I will do this so that the person believes something else about me, and thus leaves me alone or understands that I'm not interested in them."

Machiavellistic people, however, believe that the use of others for their own gain is fully normal behavior. They often believe that people who do not do so are less intelligent. Psychologists Richard Christie and Florence Geis who created the MACH-IV test explain that these people's opinion is that "an idiot is born every minute and you have to take advantage of them."

While there are no people in politics who practice themselves using smart, calculated strategies to gain and maintain power, we do not meet so many people in our daily lives using these strategies, which sees other people as self-sufficiency tools. Does it mean that it is a genetic factor? Are Machiavellistic People Born Such?
Experts say that in few and isolated cases there is a genetic attack for psychopathy. Normally, however, Machiavellism is largely the result of poor upbringing, the child imitates his parents.

What are the characteristics of machiavellistic people?
Who has not had a manager used to making his will and utilizing others for his own gain? Perhaps you have also seen this behavior in romantic relationships or even children who extort, threaten or abuse their classmates.

The machiavellistic mentality exaggerates and leaves scars. Therefore, it is important to recognize its main features:

They are very good at detecting other people's weaknesses.
They are good planners and can draw up sophisticated strategies to manipulate people. In addition, they are good at saying the right thing at the right time to get people's trust.
They are ambitious and can control their impulses to get maximum profit. If the goal is worth it, they prefer a greater long-term profit, and they can be very patient.
They are very charismatic and often seem charming and humble.
They are useful in performance-oriented workplaces where debates and negotiations are important elements. Normally, however, they do not have permanent or long-term relationships.
How can you treat machiavellistic man?
The hardest thing is usually that Machiavellistic people do not see a problem in their way of being. They regard themselves as well functioning with a high performance capacity. That's all that matters to them. Their approach to life is based on utilitarianism and materialism. Therefore, they do not value emotions and are usually not aware of how they affect others.

So in the few cases when they meet a psychologist, it is because of demands from the family or usually by a court order. This personality type is common among criminals because they tend to deceive people.
Generally speaking, the recommended strategy is a cognitive behavioral therapy. In this way, the patient (sometimes) can become aware of his behavior. It can help them identify disturbed thoughts and change them. Finally, they can also develop reconciliation thoughts and respectful behavior.

To end it must be emphasized that only highly qualified professionals should treat machiavellistic people. Only they will have the ability to detect and disarm their skilled tricks, such as fraud, hints and manipulation.