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HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Hysteria or histrionic personality disorder, which holds a fundamental place in the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology, is a condition within the neurotic disorder group. Research on this disorder was initially conducted by researchers such as Jean Martin CHARCOT, Pierre JANET, Josef BREUER, and Sigmund FREUD. Hysteria has contributed to the birth of psychoanalysis.

According to the Freudian perspective, hysteria or histrionic personality disorder is the expression of suppressed feelings, often related to sexuality, residing in the individual's subconscious. The view that negligent parental attitudes in the parent-child relationship are one of the contributing factors to the emergence of hysteria is widely accepted.

The diagnosis of HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER indicates a pattern of excessive emotionality and a craving for attention. These individuals feel discomfort when they are not the center of attention. They believe that relationships should be closer than they actually are. Emotional displays, seductiveness, verbal exaggeration, susceptibility to suggestion, manipulative suicide attempts, and inconsistency stand out. The low functionality in directing the actions of a histrionic individual is followed as a reflection of the mental turmoil they experience. The general characteristics of histrionics include self-centeredness, a habit of exaggerating everything, a desire to attract attention, superficiality in interpersonal relationships, and a desire to escape from the existing order through inconsistent emotional states. Additionally, histrionics being seductive and flirtatious, attempting suicide, and being able to be cheerful in the mornings but melancholic in the evenings are established behavioral patterns in those experiencing this disorder.

Generally, the prevalence in society is around 2-3%.

**TREATMENT**

First and foremost, patients exhibiting HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER are generally not motivated for treatment. They consider their own emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns to be normal. They propose changes in external conditions rather than themselves as a solution. According to them, they remain the same, and only the environment changes.

Histrionic Personality Disorder, which is a personality disorder, is usually treated by a psychiatrist and psychologist, with a particular emphasis on psychotherapeutic methods. Group therapy and family therapy are generally not recommended as the first choice for the treatment of histrionic personality disorder. Individuals with this disorder usually do not want environments where they are not the center of attention, leading to a misconception in treatment. In cases where HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER patients experience severe symptoms, medications recommended by the relevant psychiatrist can be beneficial.