Machiavellianism

We have just become aware of the disease called Machiavellianism. People have it from birth so no matter how they are raised, they will still have social problems. It is a third of what psychologist call the "dark triad" of mental illness; and it shares this triad with narcissism and psychopathy. People who have this illness look at the entire world in terms of reward and risk hence their lives are focused on duplicity. They lie and cheat not for protection of self but for heightening their own reward, and they do not care who they hurt in the process. It is a very difficult to share a life with a person inflicted with this disease and it is very hard to treat. The only hope is that the person who has it, through feedback from the people in their lives, realizes it is wrong and is willing to go through intense psychotherapy.