Histrionic Personality Disorder Deep Dive | What is Hysteria?

This video answers the question: Can I conduct a comprehensive review of Histrionic Personality Disorder? I will review the definition, history, etiology, comorbidity, and treatment of the disorder.

Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior. It is a Cluster B Personality Disorder, which is the dramatic, erratic, and emotional cluster. Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder are also in Cluster B.

In the DSM we see that Histrionic Personality Disorder has eight symptom criteria, five or more are required for diagnosis:
1. is uncomfortable when not the center of attention
2. interactions with other people are characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior
3. rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions
4. using physical appearance to draw attention to yourself
5. style speech that is excessively impressionistic
6. is self-dramatizing and theatrical, exaggerated expression of emotion
7. suggestible
8. evaluates relationships as more intimate than they actually are

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