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    Medication has little effect on histrionic personality disorder itself but may help with related symptoms like depression. Psychotherapy focuses on self-development and resolving conflicts through techniques like dynamic therapy which helps patients externalize their inner emotions in treatment. If left untreated, histrionic personality disorder can cause problems like chaotic home environments, job loss, lack of social support, and substance abuse.

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    Medication has little effect on histrionic personality disorder itself but may help with related symptoms like depression. Psychotherapy focuses on self-development and resolving conflicts through techniques like dynamic therapy which helps patients externalize their inner emotions in treatment. If left untreated, histrionic personality disorder can cause problems like chaotic home environments, job loss, lack of social support, and substance abuse.

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    Medication has little effect on histrionic personality disorder itself but may help with related symptoms like depression. Psychotherapy focuses on self-development and resolving conflicts through techniques like dynamic therapy which helps patients externalize their inner emotions in treatment. If left untreated, histrionic personality disorder can cause problems like chaotic home environments, job loss, lack of social support, and substance abuse.

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    Treatment of HPD

     Medication does little to affect


    the personality disorder, but
    may helpful with symptoms
    such as depression
     Psychotherapy - self Effects of HPD:
    -development through HISTRIONIC
    resolution of conflict.
     Chaotic home
     Dynamic therapy - to
    externalize patient’s inner environments PERSONALITY
    emotions in treatment of  Problems at work resulting


    histrionic PD.
    Interpretation of pathological
    in job loss DISORDER
     Poor self-esteem
    relationships may evoke –
    Intense feelings of anxiety,  Lack of social support
    which have to be handled  Feelings of worthlessness
    respectfully without humiliating  Substance abuse
    the patients.
     Suicidal tendencies
     Impulsive behavior

    .
    Histrionic personality disorder can
    Symptoms of HPD improve with psychotherapy and
    “PRAISE ME” sometimes medications. If left
    untreated, it can cause conflict in
    people’s personal life and prevent
     Provocative (or Seductive)
    them from reaching their potential
    behavior in their work life.
     Relationships are
    considered more intimate
    than they actually are Treatment of HPD
    Histrionic Personality
     Attention-seeking
    Disorder
     Influenced easily A Health care provider can diagnose
    this disease by looking the following
    Histrionic personality disorder is  Speech (style) wants to
    things:
    a condition in which people act impress; lack detail
     Behavior
    in a very emotional and dramatic  Emotional liability;  History
    way that draws attention to shallowness  Overall appearance
    themselves.  Make-up; physical  Psychology evaluation
    appearance is used to
    Those who have been draw attention to self Like other personality disorders,
    histrionic personality disorder is
    diagnosed with HPD are  Exaggerated emotions;
    diagnosed based on a psychological
    normally very charming, theatrical evaluation and the history and
    intelligent, and friendly although severity of the symptoms.
    they can also be very
    manipulative and overly
    seductive.

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