• Excessive emotionality and attention-seekers

• Feel uncomfortable or feel unappreciated when they are not the center of attention

• Self-centered way or sexually seductive inappropriate situations, including social, occupational, and professional relationships

• Lively and dramatic

• Charm new acquaintances with their enthusiasm and be opened or flirtatious

Symptoms:

• Self-centered

• Seeking reassurance or approval

• Rapidly shifting emotional states that appear shallow to others

• Opinions are easily influenced by other people, but difficult to back up with details

• Overly concerned with physical appearance, and using physical appearance to draw attention to self

• The symptoms must cause significant impairment or distress in an individual

• Tendency to believe that relationships are more intimate than they actually are

Causes and effect:

• Unknown, but childhood events and genetics may both be involved

• Frequently diagnosed in women due to being socially acceptable compared to men

• Usually able to function at a high level

• May seek treatment for depression when their romantic relationships end

• Often fail to see their own situation realistically as they tend to overdramatize and exaggerate

• Those with disorder typically cast blame on others instead of taking responsibility

• High risk of developing depression

Treatment: Psychotherapy

Symptoms

• Consistent use of physical appearance to draw attention

• Discomfort when the individual is not the center of attention

• Inappropriately sexually seductive or provocative interactions

• Interpretation of relationships as being more intimate than they really are

• Quickly shifting, shallow expressions of emotions

• Self-dramatization, theatricality, and extreme emotional expressions

• Speech that is very vague and impressionistic

• Suggestibility—being easily influenced by other people or situations