histrionic personality disorder: symptoms & examples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hYsIDzpqk (11 mins)

fr: dr todd grande (2018 sep 8). examples of histrionic personality disorder (PD) symptoms (Sx) manifestations.

>under cluster B of PDs, defined as "EXCESSIVE EMOTIONALITY & ATTENTION-SEEKING" with 5/8 of the following Sx

1. CENTER OF ATTENTION (constant need; otherwise, uncomfortable), e.g. as he enters the room, makes eye contact with everyone, inserts himself in the current conversation not knowing what it's all about, makes dramatic statements to create a scene (e.g. "this project's gonna fail miserably.")

2. SEXUALLY SEDUCTIVE or provocative, e.g. suggests possibility of sexual encounter with another professional, creating a strain

3. EMOTIONAL -- rapidly SHIFTING & SHALLOW (i.e., not well-established), "i'm extremely depressed (crying & seemingly uncontrollable)" after a while, shifts to being happy & excited "i'm on top of the world."

4. uses APPEARANCE to draw attention (overlaps with 1 & 2), e.g. dresses provocatively & in a distinctive way; resistant / unaffected by negative feedback -- e.g., uses of jewelry (excessive, flashy, prominently worn) to ensure people will notice

5. IMPRESSIONISTIC SPEECH = lacks details or facts, e.g., "you're the best ever!" to a new delivery van driver & shows excitement everytime he comes in but cannot give a good reason when asked WHY

6. EMOTIONAL -- EXAGGERATED expression (silimar to 3 & 5), e.g. greets with hugs & kisses, loud, & excitement to see just an acquiantance; thus, INAPPROPRIATE & EMBARRASSING (the more public, the more intense)

7. SUGGESTIBLE (easily swayed by others) -- indecisive, easily trusts authorities; high in the agreeableness trait's trust facet, e.g. (1) "Chevrolet is the best!" then, after talking to another: (2) "Ford is the best!"

8. INTIMATE (overestimated) -- regards relationships as more intimate than they really are; puts ROMANTIC elements when there's none; e.g., comes to work sad & asks colleague to listen to him then gives a flood of information with the effect to BEWILDER the colleague; VIOLATES BOUNDARIES

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NB: the diagnostic criterion is CONTROVERSIAL because there is not much impairment; instead, it is even associated with careel success when creatively valued