[[File:Drama icon.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Drama masks]]According to ==Use the [[Cleveland Clinic]], [[Histrionic personality disorder]] (HPD) is a mental health condition marked by unstable emotions, a distorted self-image button and an overwhelming desire to be noticed. People with HPD often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention.<ref>[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9743-histrionic-personality-disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder], Cleveland Clinic</ref>stop tying up Recent Changes==
The abstract for the journal article ''Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to [[Divorce]] Frequency'' statesFile::"Divorce is associated with a multitude of outcomes related to health and well-being. Data from a representative community sample (N = 1,241) of St. Louis residents (ages 55–64) were used to examine associations between personality pathology and divorce in late midlife. Symptoms of Use the 10 DSM–IV personality disorders were assessed with the Structured Interview for DSM–IV Personality and the Multisource Assessment of Personality Pathology (both self and informant versions)button. Multiple regression analyses showed [[Paranoid personality disorderPNG|Paranoia]] and [[Histrionic personality disorder]] symptoms to be consistently and positively associated with number of divorces across all three sources of personality assessment. Conversely, Avoidant personality disorder symptoms were negatively associated with number of divorces. The present paper provides new information about the relationship between divorce and personality pathology at a developmental stage that is understudied in both domains."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569846/ Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to Divorce Frequency] by Krystle L., Disney, Yana Weinstein, and Thomas F. Oltmanns, ''Journal of Family Psychology''. 2012 Dec; 26(6): 959–965.doi: 10.1037/a0030446</ref> According to Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP:{{Cquote1050px|By far, the strongest predictors of divorce likelihood were histrionic personality disorder symptoms... In its present-day iteration, the symptoms of histrionic personality disorder are in some ways very similar to [[narcissism]] to the point that some researchers believe the two to be virtually indistinguishable. However, people who would have a high histrionic symptom index would, in addition to being self-centered, be sexually seductive in an indiscriminate manner, overly theatrical, capable only of superficial feelings and relations with others, and unhappy when they are not the center of attention. Thus, it's the people with histrionic personality disorder who are most likely to qualify for the distinction "drama queen." Their additional quality of being overly impressionistic also adds to the mix, meaning that individuals with histrionic symptoms make decisions on the basis of limited evidence. In other words, they jump to conclusions, often basing their decisions on gut instincts rather than careful analysis.<ref>[[https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201306/two-warning-signs-your-relationship-may-not-last Two Warning Signs That Your Relationship May Not Last] by Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP</ref>}} == See also == *[[Narcissism and divorce]]*[[Paranoid personality disorder and divorce]]*[[Psychological and sociological research about individuals with multiple divorces]]*[[Atheism and divorce]] ==References=={{reflist}} [[Category: Psychology]][[Category:Social Problems]][[Category: Marriage]][[Category:Sin]]
