Antisocial Personality Type

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Contents 1 Adventurous 2 Character Strengths and Virtues 3 Traits or Behaviors 4 Likes 5 Dislikes 6 Self 7 Self-Control 8 Emotions 9 Real World 10 Relationships 10.1 Parenting 10.2 Good/Bad Matches 11 Work 11.1 Management Style 11.2 Careers 12 Self-Improvement 13 Noteworthy Examples 14 References

Adventurous

Definition: "1. Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises. 2. Hazardous; risky." (AHD)

Synonyms: venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy (MW).

Analogous: audacious, bold, intrepid, doughty ... : aspiring, panting ... : ambitious, emulous (ibid)

Character Strengths and Virtues

1. Magnanimity, naturalness.
2. Confidence, self-esteem, hope, cheerfulness, joyfulness, sociability.
3. Straightforwardness, fairness.
4. Tolerance, liberalism, open-mindedness.
5. Generosity, liberality, courtesy, equability, friendliness, fraternity.
6. Refinement, magnificence.
7. Energy, attentiveness, enthusiasm, alertness, rationality, resourcefulness, sagacity,
8. independence.
9. Artistry, inquisitiveness, boldness, courage, spontaneity, humor, wittiness.

Traits or Behaviors

Nonconformity, risk-taking, independence, persuasiveness, wanderlust, high-spirited, combative, living in the present.

Likes

excitement, adventure, conniving, manipulation, exploitation, being a loner, autonomy, strength, victimizing others, being predatory, breaking the rules of society, looking out for oneself, being an aggressor, being one of the "haves", being on the attack, getting what you deserve

Dislikes

boredom, routine, being abused by society, a "dog-eat-dog" world, exploitation by others, weak and vulnerable people, being a victim, being a patsy or wimp, being a "have-not", being attacked, not getting what you deserve

Self

Self-Control

Emotions

Real World

Relationships

Parenting

Good/Bad Matches

Good

• Dramatic
• Self-Sacrificing
• Conscientious

Bad

Possible

• Mercurial
• Leisurely
• Adventurous

Work

Management Style

Careers

Self-Improvement

Areas that may need improvement

• Self-control
• Reflection
• Recklessness
• Consideration of others
• Ensuring safety of others
• Goals

Noteworthy Examples

Karl Abraham, Lauren Bacall, David Bowie, Louis Breger, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova, Raymond Cattell, Joseph Conrad, Joan Crawford, George Armstrong Custer, Princess Diana, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Clint Eastwood, Albert Ellis, Carly Fiorina, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ian Fleming, Viktor Frankl, Cary Grant, Hermann Hesse, Andrew Jackson, James Bond, Carl Gustav Jung, John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., Evel Knievel, Osama bin Laden, Sinclair Lewis, John Locke, Nicolo Machiavelli, Abraham H. Maslow, Timothy McVeigh, Arthur Miller, Thomas Paine, General George S. Patton Jr., Frederick 'Fritz' Perls, Dennis Rodman, Philip Roth, Bertrand Russell, Wilhelm Stekel, Howard Stern, Robert Louis Stevenson, Nicola Tesla, Lily Tomlin, John Updike, Lee Van Cleef, Jean-Claude Van Damme.

References

John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris (1995). The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do. New York: Bantam.

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