Histrionic Personality Disorder

Abstract

Histrionic Personality Disorder is one of 10 personality disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐IV‐TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000). DSM‐IV‐TR defines a personality disorder as an enduring pattern of inner experience and inflexible, pervasive, and ultimately self‐defeating behavior, which is “stable and of long duration and its onset can be traced back at least to adolescence or early adulthood” (p. 689). Individuals diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder typically display exaggerated attention‐seeking behavior, dramatic emotionality, and often sexually seductive or otherwise provocative behavior, all of which are intended to manipulate others to ensure that their childlike dependency needs might be met. One's initial impression of such individuals is that of a rather charming, outgoing, and entertaining person who is often flirtatious and places a great deal of emphasis on his or her physical attractiveness. However, as time passes it becomes evident that this interpersonal style is a superficial façade, calculated to exploit and manipulate others into providing them with excitement and a corresponding, albeit fleeting, sense of self‐worth and identity.

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“…Individuals with NTT5 show traits like being introverted, feeling uneasy in crowds, finding themselves lacking of social skills, disliking to be in the spot light, and preferring loneliness (12,16). The fact that individuals diagnosed with HDP are being lovely and joyful, manipulating others, behaving in a certain way to attract attention, behaving exaggeratedly, displaying tempting or provoking behaviors and too dramatic emotionalist characters and being irritated in situations where they are not the focus of interest (37,38) may explain the negative prediction of HDP for NTT5. Individuals with APD find themselves inept in social relations and feel uncomfortable in a crowd (55,56).…”

Sexual coercion perpetration and victimisation in females: The influence of borderline and histrionic personality traits, rejection sensitivity, and love styles

“…While borderline personality traits may heighten the risk of sexual coercion, the explanatory power of BPD may be less than that of Histrionic Personality Disorders (HPD), which has clear conceptual overlap with sexual coercion perpetration. HPD is characterised by attention seeking, excessive emotionality, and using provocative behaviour to manipulate others (APA, 2013;Dorfman, 2010). For example, women with HPD sometimes demand attention from relationship partners and display increased sexual preoccupation, which may lead to sexual coercion if the partner does not reciprocate (AlaviHejazi et al, 2016;Apt & Hurlbert, 1994).…”