Histrionic Personality Disorder
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, CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In life, a person from an early age has a tendency or habit to use a pattern
that is relatively similar in responding to a problem he is facing which, when
considered further, the way or method of solving it appears as something that has
a special pattern and can be identified as a feature or sign in recognize that
someone. This phenomenon is known as character or personality
Personality disorders must be distinguished from personality traits.
Personality traits are patterns of behavior that last a long time, relate to the
environment and oneself, and emerge in the form of social and personal contexts.
Personality traits are also flexible and the clinical picture does not meet diagnostic
criteria or guidelines, and is milder than personality disorders. When this behavior
pattern becomes significantly maladaptive and causes serious impairment in
personal and social functioning, it is called a personality disorder. 1,2
In an individual with a personality disorder, there is dysfunction in family
relationships, work, and social functioning. According to Kurt Schneider, a person
with a personality disorder is someone who makes it difficult and detrimental to
himself and society because of these constitutional personality traits (not acquired
after the individual has developed or not due to significant stress). Constitutional
means the result of bodily and psychological interactions. Thus, things that can
cause personality disorders are sought in these two elements since childhood,
namely, especially heredity, developmental disorders of the nervous system and
hormones as well as environmental influences in childhood. 1,2
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, Symptoms of personality disorders are alloplastic (i.e. able to adapt and
change the external environment) and ego-syntonic (i.e. acceptable to the ego),
those with personality disorders do not feel anxious about their maladaptive
behavior because the person does not routinely feel the pain of what society
perceives as a symptom, they are often perceived as unmotivated for treatment
and unresponsive to recovery. 1,2
One of the existing personality disorders is histrionic personality disorder.
According to the DSM-V, limited data from studies in the general population
suggests a prevalence of around 2 to 3%. The main hallmarks of histrionic
personality disorder are excessive and diffuse self-dramatization, excessive
emotionality, and attention-seeking. Some people tend to express themselves in
very dramatic ways. Taken to extremes, these tendencies form the basis of
histrionic personality disorder. 1,2
About 2-3% of the population, more women than men, suffer from
histrionic personality disorder. His trademark is behaving to attract attention,
often exaggerating his thoughts and feelings. Happy to sulk, cry, and accuse
others of not paying attention to it. 2,3
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1
, CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In life, a person from an early age has a tendency or habit to use a pattern
that is relatively similar in responding to a problem he is facing which, when
considered further, the way or method of solving it appears as something that has
a special pattern and can be identified as a feature or sign in recognize that
someone. This phenomenon is known as character or personality
Personality disorders must be distinguished from personality traits.
Personality traits are patterns of behavior that last a long time, relate to the
environment and oneself, and emerge in the form of social and personal contexts.
Personality traits are also flexible and the clinical picture does not meet diagnostic
criteria or guidelines, and is milder than personality disorders. When this behavior
pattern becomes significantly maladaptive and causes serious impairment in
personal and social functioning, it is called a personality disorder. 1,2
In an individual with a personality disorder, there is dysfunction in family
relationships, work, and social functioning. According to Kurt Schneider, a person
with a personality disorder is someone who makes it difficult and detrimental to
himself and society because of these constitutional personality traits (not acquired
after the individual has developed or not due to significant stress). Constitutional
means the result of bodily and psychological interactions. Thus, things that can
cause personality disorders are sought in these two elements since childhood,
namely, especially heredity, developmental disorders of the nervous system and
hormones as well as environmental influences in childhood. 1,2
2
, Symptoms of personality disorders are alloplastic (i.e. able to adapt and
change the external environment) and ego-syntonic (i.e. acceptable to the ego),
those with personality disorders do not feel anxious about their maladaptive
behavior because the person does not routinely feel the pain of what society
perceives as a symptom, they are often perceived as unmotivated for treatment
and unresponsive to recovery. 1,2
One of the existing personality disorders is histrionic personality disorder.
According to the DSM-V, limited data from studies in the general population
suggests a prevalence of around 2 to 3%. The main hallmarks of histrionic
personality disorder are excessive and diffuse self-dramatization, excessive
emotionality, and attention-seeking. Some people tend to express themselves in
very dramatic ways. Taken to extremes, these tendencies form the basis of
histrionic personality disorder. 1,2
About 2-3% of the population, more women than men, suffer from
histrionic personality disorder. His trademark is behaving to attract attention,
often exaggerating his thoughts and feelings. Happy to sulk, cry, and accuse
others of not paying attention to it. 2,3
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