What Is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
1. Histrionic Personality Disorder
Histrionic personality disorder is so named because of the patient’s tendency to act in a theatrical or dramatic manner. It is a condition that causes the patient to have a distorted image of their selves and be unstable emotionally. The disorder is considered to be in a group of conditions known as dramatic personality disorders, or cluster B disorders.
Patients with histrionic personality disorder are reliant on praise from other people in order to maintain their self-esteem. They can be demanding of attention and have a desire to be noticed that can cause them to act in some atypical ways.
