The Persistent Predatory Personality
As an advisor working in large organisations on culture change, Dr Mitchell witnessed the impact of executives who were deeply controlling, manipulative, dishonest, intimidating, self-focused, exploitative, sadistic and willing to substantially compromise others for their own gain. She grew increasingly concerned with what she witnessed in these predatory individuals and that they were not being held to account for the harm they caused.
Dr Mitchell set out to understand those who harm by choice, determined to gain greater insight into dangerous people to prevent harm. She undertook the largest study ever undertaken into all the fields of research studying those who actively violate social norms and harm and disadvantage others by conscious choice.
Dr Mitchell found that there is only one type of person that harms by choice. Psychopaths, narcissists, coercive controllers, toxic leaders are all just subsets of this one personality type that shares the same attributes and uses the same tactics to destroy others and avoid accountability. She called this one personality type the Persistent Predatory Personality (PPP). You can read more about the PPP in Dr Mitchell’s PhD, her book Human Predators, or peer-reviewed journal articles.
What makes the Kalmor Institute a world leader in human predators?
Dr Mitchell has developed and patented a framework which more accurately and rapidly identifies human predators than any in existence, the Persistent Predatory Personality model.
Our Persistent Predatory Personality model (peer-reviewed) uses a powerful set of data points to identify human predators, making it difficult for them to ‘hide’.
The litigious, reputational and fiscal risks of failing to address human predators is substantial.
At Kalmor we are experts in increasing the confidence and skills of others to recognise the behavioural patterns of human predators, providing an opportunity to prevent their potential negative impact on organisations and communities. We also assist in building others’ knowledge and capabilities in establishing practices that reduce risk and managing fall-out from human predators in the event of targeting.
The impact of human predators on those they harm is deeply negatively life-altering, distressing and in many cases so destructive that people report never being quite the same again. Abuse from human predators can lead to a wide range of issues including masking behaviours—including addictions to try to dull the relentless pain—eating disorders, suicidal ideation, suicidality, self-harm, and illnesses such as cancer in their targets.
At Kalmor, our coaches are deeply familiar with the impact of a human predator on their targets. They provide trauma-informed, compassionate counselling and are highly committed to supporting those impacted by predators.
The nuanced and comprehensive set of behaviours in the Persistent Predatory Personality model is particularly useful in courts to hold predators to account where there is no physical evidence of harm and to back up witness testimony.
What is a Persistent Predatory Personality model (PPP)?
The Persistent Predatory Personality (PPP) is a psychological model proposed by researcher Dr Karen Mitchell. It argues that traditionally separate "dark" traits—such as narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and coercive control—are actually just subsets of a single personality type that has not previously been identified due to sub-standard research techniques, researcher agendas and use of subset populations for research purposes.
The Persistent Predatory Personality model is based on the most comprehensive study ever undertaken into dark personalities including narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, dark triad, child sex abuse in religion, sadism, cults, toxic leadership in politics and business, coercive control in domestic violence, terrorism, child prostitution, and human trafficking and others.
What can be done to prevent harm from Persistent Predatory Personalities?
At a personal level, the first step in arming oneself to be predator-safe, is knowing the red flags. Understanding the many often small but obvious signs of human predators is crucial if we are to prevent harm from them. Having an insight into their motivations, which are very different to ours, knowing their shared attributes, understanding the commonly used tactics they use to harm others and avoid accountability is crucial.
Human predator red flags, attributes and tactics are all discussed in Dr Mitchell’s book, Human Predators. Or you can learn about them in our programs.
Dr Mitchell’s data clearly shows that predators target certain sets of characteristics. Those who have these characteristics can learn about how to decrease their attractiveness to predators.
The final chapter of Dr Mitchell’s book, Human Predators, contains a comprehensive outline of ways harm from PPP’s can be prevented at a global level. This includes the introduction of educational programs in schools and public campaigns about how to ‘see’ human predators, their motivations and preventing personal harm. It also covers topics like screening, addressing barriers to harm within the justice system, pooling academic and research approaches and continued research into brain differences in human predators.
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