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In the DSM we see that Histrionic Personality Disorder has eight symptom criteria, five or more are required for diagnosis
1. is uncomfortable when not the center of attention
2. interactions with other people are characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior
3. rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions
4. using physical appearance to draw attention to yourself
5. style speech that is excessively impressionistic
6. is self-dramatizing and theatrical, exaggerated expression of emotion
7. suggestible
8. evaluates relationships as more intimate than they actually are


Narcissistic personality disorder is a Cluster B personality disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It has nine symptom criteria, five of which are required for a diagnosis.

1. Grandiose sense of self-importance
2. Fantasies
3. Special or unique
4. Requires excessive admiration
5. Sense of entitlement
6. Manipulative
7. Lacks empathy for others
8. Often envious
9. Arrogant attitudes or behaviors

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a Cluster B personality disorder that has nine symptom criteria, five of which are required for a diagnosis:
1. frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
2. unstable relationship pattern
3. identity disturbance
4. impulsivity in two areas that are potentially self-damaging
5. suicidal behavior
6. affective instability
7. chronic feelings of emptiness
8. inappropriate or intense anger or difficulty controlling anger
9. paranoid ideation or severe dissociation

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.

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