Personality disorder involving excessive emotionality and attention-seeking
Medical condition
Histrionic personality disorder
Dramatic behavior is a key marker of histrionic personality disorder
Specialty
Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry
Symptoms
Persistent attention seeking, dramatic behavior, rapidly shifting and shallow emotions, sexually provocative behavior, undetailed style of speech, and a tendency to consider relationships more intimate than they actually are.
Usual onset
Symptoms typically do not fully develop until the age of 15
Other personality disorders, substance abuse disorders, and personality change due to another medical condition
Treatment
Functional analytic psychotherapy, functional ideographic assessment template, and coding client and therapist behaviors
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in early adulthood, including inappropriate seduction and an excessive desire for approval. People diagnosed with the disorder are said to be lively, dramatic, vivacious, enthusiastic, extroverted and flirtatious.
HPD lies in the dramatic cluster of personality disorders, also known as the Cluster B. People with HPD have a high desire for attention, make loud and inappropriate appearances, exaggerate their behaviors and emotions, and crave stimulation.[1] They very often exhibit pervasive and persistent sexually provocative behavior, express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, and can be easily influenced by others. Associated features include egocentrism, self-indulgence, continuous longing for appreciation, and persistent manipulative behavior to achieve their own wants.
Personality disorders
Cluster A (odd)
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Cluster B (dramatic)
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Cluster C (anxious)
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive–compulsive
Not otherwise specified
Depressive
Depressive
Cyclothymic
Others
Passive–aggressive
Masochistic
Sadistic
Psychopathy
Haltlose
Immature
Post-traumatic organic
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