rder called Borderline that is often misdiagnosed as Anti-Social Personality Disorder which is quite similar to it. Borderline Disorder is a little bit more aggressive than Antisocial. Characteristics of Borderline Disorder Violating the rights of others and age appropriate societal norms or rules with at least three of the following in the past 6 months and one in the last 12 Aggression to People and Animals; 1. often bullying, threatening, or intimidating others; 2. often iniating fights; 3. use of a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (bat , brick, broken bottle, gun, knife); 4. physical cruelty to people and animals; 5. stealing in a confrontation with victim ( mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery); 6. forcing someone into sexual activity; 7. Destruction of Property - deliberate fire setting with intention to cause serious damage; 8. deliberate destruction of other's property in other ways; 9. Deceitfulness or Theft-breaking into someone's house, car, building; 10. frequent lying to get goods, favors and avoid obligations; 11. stealing items of non-trivial value without confronting the victim, forgery, shoplifting; 12. Serious Violation of the Rules- often staying out all night dispite parental rules that begin before the age of 13; 13. running away from home at least twice (once not returning for a lengthy period); 14. frequent truancy from school, significant impairment in functioning socially at school or work in individuals 18 or older but symptoms don't meet criteria for Anti - Social Disorder. The diagnoses of a sociopath is extremely difficult because they have so many mental problems to contend with the complete diagnoses might not occur. The possibility of being diagnosed with something similar to being a sociopath is quite great and this point should be stressed with relationship between Borderline and Anti-Social Disorder. The inability to diagnose ...
