Histrionic Personality Disorder is also known as hysterical personality.
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A hysterical personality change in 30 seconds flat.
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Renaming hysterical personality to histrionic personality disorder is believed to be because of possible negative connotations to the roots of hysteria, such as intense sexual expressions, demon possessions, etc.
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Hysterical personality has evolved in the past 400 years and it first appeared in the DSM II ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2nd edition ) under the name hysterical personality disorder.
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Hysterical personality has evolved in the past 400 years and it first appeared in the DSM II ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2nd edition ) under the name hysterical personality disorder.
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From hysteria, to hysterical character, to hysterical personality disorder, to what it is listed as in the most current DSM, DSM-5 . " Hysteria is one of the oldest documented medical disorders . Hysteria dates back to both ancient Greek and Egyptian writings.