This question
was recently asked on Quora with the following introduction:
I came across an article on Huffington post named "10 signs your
man is a psychopath" and all the symptoms listed are almost identical to
those of describing BPDs.. I was quite sure my ex-husband was a BPD, but after
reading the article, I am not sure. So what's the difference that would help me
understanding who exactly was he?
The Huffington
post article by Kiri Blakely listed the following indicators that a person
could be a psychopath.
1. Flattery like you've never heard before.
2. He is just like you. Psychopaths will try to convince
you that you and he are soul mates using lies in the process.
3. Pity plays including fake illnesses and injuries to
themselves and others.
4.
Manipulative
handling of relationships such as long silent treatments, introduction of third
parties, sudden discarding followed by an about face and begin
bombarding you with pleas to stay together.
5.
Great sex.
One of the great strengths of
the Humm-Wadsworth is that is perhaps the only profiling system that identifies
psychopaths who are people who have a high Hustler component. I have blogged
about Hustlers extensively and the characteristics listed above of lying
flattery and faking, manipulative relationships and focus on sex are all characteristics
of Hustlers.
Borderline
Personality Disorder or BPD is completely different. Originally defined as a someone being on the
border between psychosis and neurosis it is now defined by someone with very
erratic behaviour and lacking self-control.
Some characteristics are:
1.
Significant mood swings triggered by minor comments.
2.
Impulsive spending, sex, or drinking
3.
Turn up to emergency departments with self cutting.
4.
Distressing fears of abandonment.
5.
Confrontation behaviour for medical and mental health staff.
6.
Shy, no friends at school.
7.
Hate themselves and believe they are evil.
The Humm-Wadsworth
would describe such people as having a very low Normal Component. The good thing about BPD is that it is
treatable. Not only is the Normal the
one component that increases with age, you can also grow it with mindfulness
training.
Now of
course you can a person with very high Hustler and very low Normal. Depending on their upbringing they may either
become criminals or investment bankers.
On the other hand if the person is narcissistic, as most Hustlers are,
it is difficult to see them exhibiting much of the behaviour of BPD. They like themselves too much, see themselves
as winners to whom the normal rules do not apply and spend time preening
themselves.
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