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histrionic personality

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histrionic personality
Etymology: L, histrio, actor, persona, role played
a personality characterized by behavioral patterns and attitudes that are overreactive, emotionally unstable, overly dramatic, and self-centered, exhibited as a means of attracting attention, either consciously or unconsciously. Also called hysteric personality. See also histrionic personality disorder.


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