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	PTypes - Histrionic Personality Disorder Criteria
		Here is a hypothetical profile, in terms of the five-factor model of personality, for Histrionic Personality Disorder (speculatively constructed from McCrae, 1994, pg.
		Histrionic character disorder is a type of "solution" to the problem of anxiety; that is, it is a strategy to alleviate anxiety.
		Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality
	www.ptypes.com /histrionicpd.html (1176 words)

	Histrionic personality disorder - Definition, Description, Causes and symptoms, Demographics, Diagnosis, Treatments, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Histrionic personality disorder, often abbreviated as HPD, is a type of personality disorder in which the affected individual displays an enduring pattern of attention-seeking and excessively dramatic behaviors beginning in early adulthood and present across a broad range of situations.
		HPD has a unique position among the personality disorders in that it is the only personality disorder explicitly connected to a patient's physical appearance.
		Whereas patients with HPD tend to be active and seductive, individuals with dependent personality disorder tend to be subservient in their demeanor.
	www.minddisorders.com /Flu-Inv/Histrionic-personality-disorder.html (2958 words)

	Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: histrionic personality disorder
		Histrionic personality disorder is a pattern of excessive emotionalism and attention seeking.
		The cause of histrionic personality disorder is unknown.
		Diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder is usually made based on the pattern of symptoms.
	health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=2875 (317 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder
		Histrionic personality disorder is marked by an insatiable attention-seeking, a great emotionality, a provocative and flirtatious behavior and a false sense of intimacy in relationships when in reality there is very little.
		Often the histrionic personality has great social skills and a hyper alertness to others so that she can decide how to manipulate them in order that she can be the center of attention, outside of which she is very uncomfortable.
		Turning her back on reality, the histrionic personality enters a fantasy world in which she becomes a commodity, rarely acting from her own inner feelings and impulses (of which she is acutely unaware) and performing before an audience in a dramatic, excitable way.
	www.alwaysyourchoice.org /ayc/articles/histrionic_personality_disorder.php (1067 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Histrionic Personality Disorder
		Personality traits are conspicuous features of personality and are not necessarily pathological, although certain styles of personality may cause interpersonal problems.
		Personality disorders, though, are rigid, inflexible and maladaptive, causing impairment in functioning or internal distress.
		A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time and leads to distress or impairment.
	www.psychologytoday.com /conditions/histrionic.html (657 words)

	PsychHelp (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Histrionic personality disorder is typified by attention-seeking behaviors and over-emotionality.
		People with histrionic personality disorder have a need to be the center of attention and often dress and behave in ways to attract attention - they are often the `life and soul of the party'.
		Patients with severe forms of histrionic personality disorder and those with associated borderline or antisocial features are prone to continued marital or occupational instability, the effects of substance abuse, acting-out behaviors, and even imprisonment.
	groups.msn.com /PsychHelp/histrionic1.msnw (1185 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder
		Another way to characterize the histrionic performer is to see him or her as playing a big dramatic game in order to deny intimacy and split off from the real self.
		The histrionic person is a very hurt individual and catharsis alone will not alleviate the debilitating behavior of this kind of person.
		Histrionic Personality Disorder is a debilitating and destructive disorder.
	www.nvo.com /psych_help/histrionicpersonalitydisorder (1137 words)

	Histrionic personality disorder Encyclopedia of Psychology - Find Articles
		Histrionic personality disorder is classified by psychologists with the group of personality disorders characterized by overly dramatic, emotional, impulsive or erratic reactions.
		The use of the term "histrionic" by professional in psychology is relatively recent and replaces the term "hysterical," which has been dropped due to its negative and sexist associations.
		Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder, although this may at least partly reflect gender and cultural biases that cause this pattern of behavior to be less easily recognized in men.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2699/is_0001/ai_2699000162 (330 words)

	Histrionic PD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HPD is commonly co-morbid with conversion disorders, hypochondriasis, dissociative disorders, and affective disorders.
		A basic dynamic of HPD is the excessive, unresolved effort to have all their needs met by someone else and they fear that if they were to become skilled in these matters, no one would take care of them anymore.
		Individuals with HPD need to learn to live with reality on its terms rather than on their terms; see reality as it is; cope with reality as they find it; increase self-reliance; gain self-confidence; increase courage; and increase genuine self-esteem.
	www.pdjamboree.healthyplace2.com /contact.html (5757 words)

	Anxiety Zone - Histrionic personality disorder
		In psychiatry, histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder which involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, that usually begins in early adulthood.
		The person's appearance, behavior, and history, and a psychological evaluation are usually sufficient to establish the diagnosis.
		Medication does little to affect this personality disorder, but may be helpful with symptoms such as depression.
	www.anxietyzone.com /conditions/histrionic_personality_disorder.html (597 words)

	Histrionic personality disorder
		Histrionic personality disorder involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness.
		The cause of this disorder is unknown, but childhood events and genetics may both be involved.
		People with this disorder are usually able to function at a high level and can be successful socially and at work.
	www.mercydesmoines.org /ADAM/Encyclopedia/ency/001531.asp (251 words)

	Thresholds Inc. - Personality Disorders - Treatment - Histrionic Personality Disorder
		As with most personality disorders, people present for treatment only when stress or some other situational factor within their lives has made their ability to function and cope effectively impossible.
		Care should be given when prescribing medications to someone who suffers from histrionic personality disorder, though, because of the potential for using the medication to contribute to self-destructive or otherwise harmful behaviors.
		Such approaches would likely not be very effective because a person with this disorder is likely to be very dramatic in their interactions with others, coming across as "artificial" or shallow.
	news.thresholds.org /poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=608&cn=8 (876 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder - Mental Health Disorders on MedicineNet.com
		Personality traits are conspicuous features of personality and are not necessarily pathological, although certain styles of personality traits may cause interpersonal problems.
		Personality disorders are rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive behavior patterns of sufficient severity to cause significant impairment in functioning or internal distress.
		Personality disorders are enduring and persistent styles of behavior and thought, not atypical episodes.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=38094 (371 words)

	Thresholds Inc. - Personality Disorders - Histrionic Personality Disorder Treatment
		Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat, since they are, by definition, an integral part of what defines an individual and their self-perceptions.
		As with most personality disorders, medications are not indicated except for the treatment of associated disorders such as anxiety or depression.
		As with many of the other personality disorders, encouraging those with Histrionic personality disorder to learn self help tools such as stress and anxiety reducing techniques may aid them in managing some of their crisis oriented feelings.
	news.thresholds.org /poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=478&cn=8 (985 words)

	Understanding Histrionic Personality Disorder Page One
		As Christy moved from excited speech regarding her personal accomplishments to tears over her lack of understanding from her husband and daughter, she frequently used a compact mirror, stopping at one point to touch up her eye makeup before continuing the discussion.
		Histrionic Personality Disorder has a long history dating back some 4,000 years when it was called hysteria.
		Today, the histrionic personality can be thought of as ranging from acceptable, mildly dramatic behavior, to unhealthy, potentially risky behaviors or characteristics.
	www.ncfliving.org /bk_128_histrionic1.php (796 words)

	eMedicine - Personality Disorders : Article by David Bienenfeld, MD
		Personality disorders are a long-standing and maladaptive pattern of perceiving and responding to other people and to stressful circumstances.
		Because the criteria for diagnosis of personality disorders are closely related to behaviors of young and middle adulthood, DSM-IV diagnoses of personality disorders are notoriously unreliable in the elderly population.
		Borderline personality disorder: Psychosocial formulations point to the high prevalence of early abuse (sexual, physical, and emotional) in these patients, and the borderline syndrome is often formulated as a variant of posttraumatic stress disorder.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3472.htm (4713 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder - New Treatments, January 2, 2007
		Histrionic individuals often have temper tantrums, they are often quite fickle in their affections.
		In terms of differential diagnosis, the main differential is between histrionic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.
		The narcissistic person struggles with a tenuous balance between the intensity to be admired by other people and the rage that he or she feels when people are disappointing and don’t provide the admiration that is needed.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals3a/histrionic_personality_disorder.htm (753 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder
		Histrionic personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called dramatic personality disorders.
		For people with histrionic personality disorder, their self-esteem depends on the approval of others and does not arise from a true feeling of self-worth.
		For example, the tendency for histrionic personality disorder to run in families suggests that a genetic susceptibility for the disorder might be inherited.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3700/3795.asp?index=9743 (781 words)

	Disease - Histrionic personality disorder - Detroit, Michigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Histrionic personality disorder involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, that usually begins in early adulthood.
		The person´s appearance, behavior, and history, and a psychological evaluation are usually sufficient to establish the diagnosis.
		Histrionic personality disorder may affect a person´s social or romantic relationships or their ability to cope with losses or failures.
	www.henryfordhealth.org /12621.cfm (519 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder
		Histrionics fish for compliments and are upset when confronted with criticism or proof that they are not as glamorous or alluring as they thought they are.
		The histrionic's nearest and dearest are often embarrassed by her unbridled display of emotions: hugging casual acquaintances, uncontrollable sobbing in public, or having temper tantrums.
		The histrionic is easily suggestible and responds instantly and fully to the slightest change in circumstances and to the most meaningless communication or behavior by others." Histrionics are early adopters and closely adhere to the latest fads and fashions.
	samvak.tripod.com /personalitydisorders17.html (653 words)

	Personality Disorder Information
		Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a distrust of others and a constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives.
		The disorder is characterized by odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and individuals with this disorder often seek isolation from others.
		Borderline personality disorder is characterized by mood instability and poor self-image.
	www.4degreez.com /misc/disorder_information2.html (930 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder: ICD Criteria for Histrionic Personality Disorder
		The formal diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
		A personality disorder is a severe disturbance in the characterological constitution and behavioural tendencies of the individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption.
		Personality disorder tends to appear in late childhood or adolescence and continues to be manifest into adulthood.
	counsellingresource.com /distress/personality-disorders/histrionic.html (684 words)

	Borderline Personality Disorder
		Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior.
		While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day.
		These fears of abandonment seem to be related to difficulties feeling emotionally connected to important persons when they are physically absent, leaving the individual with BPD feeling lost and perhaps worthlessness.
	www.athealth.com /consumer/disorders/borderline.html (1197 words)

	Histrionic Personality Disorder Treatment, Cause, Symptoms in child
		The genetics of histrionic personality disorder has not been studied with standardized methods of assessment, and the few reported investigation have yielded inconsistent findings.
		Although histrionic personality disorder is included in both ICD-10 and DSM-IV, the criteria adopted are somewhat different.
		I had a counselor diagnos me as having a histrionic personality, and I really don't want to be the center of attention.
	www.depression-guide.com /disorder-histrionic-personality.htm (860 words)

	Histrionic personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The extent to which the definition of Histrionic Personality Disorder currently reflects gender bias remains the subject of a controversy (see writings by Paul Chodoff on this topic).
		"Hysteria" differentiated into conversion hysteria (later to become Conversion disorder) and hysterical personality (later to become Histrionic personality disorder) in the psychoanalytic literature as well as with the writings of Kraepelin, Schneider, and others.
		DSM-III-R attempted to reduce the overlap between Histrionic Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder by dropping three overlapping criteria and adding two criteria that emphasized histrionicity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder (1136 words)

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