Category:People with histrionic personality disorder

People with histrionic personality disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in early adulthood, including inappropriate seduction and an excessive need for approval. People diagnosed with the disorder are said to be lively, dramatic, vivacious, enthusiastic, and flirtatious. HPD is diagnosed four times as frequently in women as men.[1]

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  1. ^ Seligman, Martin E.P. (1984). "Chapter 11". Abnormal Psychology. New York City: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-94459-4.