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____________________________________________________ Ten or more descriptors in any one area please consult: Dangerous Personalities (Rodale-2014) by Joe Navarro

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The Narcissist Abusive, aggressive, amoral, arrogant, beguiling, bully, calculating, callous, charismatic, chameleon, cheat, cold, conman, conniving, contemptuous, controlling, cruel, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, dehumanizing, deplorable, dishonest, disingenuous, egocentric, exploitative, grandiosity, guiltless, hostile, inconsiderate, indifferent, insensitive, insincere, intimidating, irksome, irresponsible, irritable, irritating, liar, Machiavellian, manipulative, mean, noxious, parasitic, sarcastic, self-centered, shallow, slimy, smooth, superficial, temperamental, toxic, tyrant, unscrupulous, unsympathetic, vile, vindictive.

The Emotionally Unstable

Bewildering, bitter, chaotic, clingy, cold, confusing, conniving, crazy, creepy, cruel, cunning, dangerous, deceptive, delusional, demanding, demeaning, desperate, destructive, diva, draining, dramatic, dysfunctional, emotional, envious, erratic, exasperating, explosive, flirt, frightening, frustrating, hysterical, imbalanced, impossible, impulsive, inappropriate, instability, irrational, irritating, irresponsible, liar, mean, mercurial, moody, nasty, perplexing, problematic, psycho, rage, resentful, scary, schemer, seething, seesaw, stalker, suffocating, tantrums, tempestuous, tense, tiresome, tormentor, tornado, tumultuous, unforgiving, unhappy, unhinged, unpredictable, unreasonable, unreliable, unstable, vengeful, vindictive, violent, volatile, wicked.

The Paranoid Personality Adversarial, alarmist, aloof, angry, apprehensive, biased, calculating, cantankerous, cautious, combative, complainer, contemptuous, contentious, contrarian, controlling, crackpot, crazy, critical, difficult, distrustful, draining, eccentric, envious, evasive, extremist, fanatic, flake, guarded, gullible, hardheaded, hater, high-strung, hypersensitive, incredulous, irrational, irritating, jealous, know-it-all, litigious, loner, mean, menacing, mistrustful, narrow-minded, nasty, neurotic, nuts, odd, obsessive, opinionated, overcritical, perplexing, persecuted, pessimistic, prejudiced, prickly, provocative, quarrelsome, questioning, recluse, rigid, self-important, stubborn, suspicious, tense, unforgiving, unromantic, zealot.

The Predator Abusive, aggressive, aimless, amoral, antisocial, arrogant, bad, bad-boy, belligerent, bully, calculating, callous, charismatic, charming, cheat, cheater, clever, cold, cold-blooded, con, con-artists, conman, conniving, contemptuous, controlling, corrupt, creep, creepy, criminal, crude, cruel, cunning, dangerous, deceitful, deceptive, degenerate, delinquent, demeaning, depraved, destructive, discomforting, dishonest, disingenuous, evil, exploitive, fraud, guiltless, immoral, imposter, impulsive, inconsiderate, incorrigible, indecent, indifferent, insensitive, intimidating, irresponsible, leech, liar, manipulative, mean, parasite, possessive, risk-taker, sadistic, self-centered, selfish, shallow, sleazy, swindler, temperamental, thug, toxic, twisted, undependable, unfeeling, uncaring, violent.

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Dangerous Personalities: How To Identify Them

Joe Navarro, M.A. www.jnforensics.com

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We focus on these because they are the most likely to victimize you:

physically, mentally, emotionally, or financially

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FOUR DANGEROUS PERSONALITIES

•  The Narcissist

•  The Emotionally Unstable

•  The Paranoid

•  The Predator / Parasite

Grandiose/Egotistical The Narcissist

•  Over values self •  Grandiosity •  Feels superior •  Little regard for others •  Haughty •  Arrogant •  Self as special •  Lacks empathy

•  Aloof •  Devalues others •  Unique views •  Concerned with looks •  Image important •  Loves adoration •  Opinionated •  Friendships based on need

Emotionally Unstable (1)

•  Emotionally erratic •  Either idealizes or hates •  Seeks to be center of attention •  Fears being marginalized •  Problems relating with others •  Many relationships •  Cries to manipulate •  Relationships like rollercoaster •  Turns on the disloyal

•  Sometimes is reckless & impulsive

•  Grievances & Slights collected •  Sex, alcohol, or drugs are

issues •  Verbally abusive •  Insensitive to emotions of

others •  Reactions are not predictable •  Over-sexualizes self

Emotionally Unstable (2)

•  Dresses provocatively •  Pushes boundaries •  Acts coquettish at work, with

clients •  Says things that are

inappropriate •  History of lawsuits •  Truth is plastic – lies to get by •  Perceptions one sided •  Very shallow or stubborn

•  Overly concerned with perceptions

•  Lashes out at others with frequency

•  Doesn’t just get angry – employs rage

•  Highly theatrical at times •  May use illnesses to garner

attention •  Perceived as trouble maker

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Emotionally Unstable (3)

•  Argues aggressively – ad hominem •  Can’t seem to relax – short fuse •  Doesn’t take criticism well •  Likes to demonize others •  Invariably creates negative feelings in others •  Like a tornado or whirlwind •  Emotionally explosive •  Unreliable

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Suspicious Untrusting The Paranoid Personality

•  Suspicious of everyone •  Insults easily •  Questions intentions •  Reluctant to confide •  Sees evil in others •  Argumentative •  “Trouble maker” •  Very demanding •  Few or no friends

•  Others are opportunists •  Bears grudges •  Spreads false rumors •  Very opinionated •  Wound collector •  Never forgives •  Irritates others •  Rigid thinker -zealot •  His way only

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Predator / Parasite The Anti Social

•  Violates rules & norms •  Laws are flexible •  Concern with self only •  Takes shortcuts – illegal •  Has no remorse •  Thinks of no one else •  Hurts others •  Indifferent

•  Lies frequently •  Risk taker •  Conceals other life •  No conscience •  Criminal past •  Insincere •  Seeks adventure •  Highly promiscuous

What We Can Do

•  Know what to look for

•  Get help – professional help

•  Set boundaries and limits

•  Communicate with your allies

•  Document your experience

What We Can Do (2)

•  Don’t ignore or dismiss behaviors

•  Don’t ignore how they make you feel

•  Distance yourself if necessary

•  Utilize available resources

What We Can Do (3)

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Are you being victimized physically, mentally, emotionally, or financially?

“You have no social obligation to be victimized – ever!”

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