Abstract

Existing trait-based and cognitive models of psychopathy and narcissism fail to provide a comprehensive framework that explains the continuum between sub-clinical and clinical presentations of those personalities and to predict associated maladaptive behavior in different social and cultural contexts. In this article, a socio-cognitive information-processing framework for narcissism and psychopathy (SCIPNP) is proposed to explain how psychopathic and narcissistic schemata influence the activation of psychological processes that interact with social and cultural contexts to display those personalities at a sub-clinical level. The proposed framework enables us to predict maladaptive behavior and to explain how sub-clinical narcissists and psychopaths develop personality disorders. The SCIPNP emphasizes the role of culture in shaping motives, appraisals, behavior and affect. Recommendations for future research are provided.

摘要

现有的基于特征和认知的精神病和自恋模型无法提供全面的框架来解释这些人的亚临床和临床表现之间的连续性，并且无法预测在不同的社会和文化背景下相关的适​​应不良行为。在本文中，提出了一种针对自恋和精神病的社会认知信息处理框架（SCIPNP），以解释精神病和自恋的图式如何影响与社会和文化环境相互作用的心理过程的激活，从而在亚临床中展示这些人格等级。拟议的框架使我们能够预测不良适应行为，并解释亚临床自恋者和精神病患者如何发展人格障碍。SCIPNP强调文化在塑造动机中的作用，评估，行为和影响。提供了未来研究的建议。