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The Histrionic Personality Type - The individual with this
pervasive behavior has a tendency to seek out attention and
resort to excessive displays of emotion, often referred to as being

dramatic. When involved in a relationship, they can resort to
highly manipulative behavior in order to get what they want.

The Antisocial Personality Types - These individuals are
capable of being manipulative because they hold little regard for
the unspoken societal rules that everyone else follows. These

antisocial personalities could consist of a range of behavior
patterns, which include being unsupportive, chronically
unreliable and irresponsible, conning others and for the ones who
have no regard for another person’s fundamental rights could
even resort to criminal activity and show no remorse for it.

Clinically, these individuals are extremely selfish, with lying,
deception, intimidation and even physical assault being part of
the many behavioral patterns they could potentially exhibit.

The Borderline Personality Disorder - These individuals can

be intense, volatile and unstable when it comes to their self-
perception, moods, and relationships. They have little to no
ability to control their impulses, and the common characteristics
associated with this type of behavior include fear of
abandonment, being unstable when it comes to their self-image,

social relationships, displaying inappropriate but intense feelings
of anger and paranoia, and even resorting to impulsive or self-
damaging acts which include substance and alcohol abuse. This

instability could then lead them to perform acts of manipulation.

The Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Previously discussed in

Chapter 2 as being a part of the Dark Triad, having a narcissistic
personality is a disorder which leaves to a sense of entitlement, a