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119. Narcissism is Genetic. Parents Don't Make a Difference. | Dr. Robert Plomin
17 Jul 2025
Dr. Robert Plomin discusses the science of our genes and how they affect our psychology, especially narcissistic personality disorder and psychopathy. 00:00 In this episode... 01:38 Introducing Dr. Robert Plomin 02:12 Narcissism, Genetics, and Parenting 08:03 Non-Shared Environment 10:04 Do Parents Cause Narcissistic Personality Disorder? 16:46 How Parents Can Make a Difference 19:19 Personality Is Probablistic, Not Fatalistic 20:52 "Parental Negativity" Is a Response to Antisocial Children 23:23 Heritability of Callous Unemotional Traits 25:42 Psychopathy is the most heritable aspect of personality in childhood 26:16 Are Narcissists and Psychopaths the same? 27:23 Using Genes to Diagnose Psychiatric Disorders 34:26 Disease Prevention and Polygenic Scores 36:59 Ruling Out Parenting as Cause of Narcissism 39:12 If Parents Had Influence on Outcomes 46:10 Misunderstandings About Nurture and Environment 49:57 Genes Influence Environment (The Nature of Nurture) 56:25 Genetics and Pilots 58:46 Genetic Influence Amplifies with Age 1:01:28 Ozempic and the Genetics of Obesity 1:05:29 Genetics for Personalized Medicine 1:06:51 DNA is Changing Medical Research 1:08:02 The Problem with Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders 1:11:36 How to Benefit from the DNA Revolution 1:17:39 Using DNA for Dating and Marriage 1:22:44 How to Not Marry a Psychopath 1:24:25 Find Robert Plomin online 1:24:56 The Value of Understanding Your Genes 1:26:59 The Thrill of the DNA Revolution 1:28:03 SHARE this episode. Raise awareness about narcissistic abuse. DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice from a qualified healthcare provider. ---------------------------- RELATED LINKS Dr. Karen Mitchell on Human Predators: https://youtu.be/KcfuSbHbEoc Dr. Peter Salerno on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/yx-0px-ymtM Dr. George Simon on Narcissists and Manipulation: https://youtu.be/rThlIF1Hzp4 Prof. Sam Vaknin on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/MVulOdCa1YU Dr. Kerry McAvoy on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/lkxBdZs2VLk Rick Ross on Narcissists and Mind Control: https://youtu.be/Xjcg9g6xYzs Robert Plomin's book: https://amzn.to/3It66b7 Robert Plomin's webpage: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/robert-plomin Brad's microphone: https://amzn.to/4jVOjqq ๐ SUBSCRIBE to help get more guests on the show: https://goo.gl/uEAeNp โ๏ธ Get Immediately Actionable Tactics to Be More Strategic: http://eepurl.com/dELB39 -------------------------- #narcissisticabuse Narcissism is Genetic. Parents Don't Make a Difference. | Dr. Robert Plomin
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