No more girls... THE DARK TRIAD The Dark Triad is a psychological term for three negative, socially undesirable personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, which often co-occur. Individuals with high levels of these traits are characterized by selfishness, manipulation, lack of empathy, and emotional coldness, exploiting others for their own gain. The term was introduced in 2002 by researchers Paulhus and Williams and describes the subclinical (non-clinical) aspects of the