PSYC 3100 Lecture Notes - Histrionic Personality Disorder, Attention Seeking, Pleistocene
16 Sep 2013
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Sociopaths are almost all males; females have what is called histrionic personality disorder (hpd) Hpd is characterized by attention seeking behaviour, easily influenced by others, perceive intimate situations to be more meaningful then they really are. These females are good at deceiving vulnerability to get what they desire (i. e. : ooo i need you so much, i can"t live without you ) They mask their true promiscuous nature and manipulate others to gain nurturance. Males (sociopaths) take a route of deception in which they fake commitment to others. Characterized by a pattern of unstable personal relationships. Reckless destructive behaviour, intense fear of abandonment, and a history of a lack of parental involvement. Each time they meet someone new as a potential partner, they think that this individual is the one . They quickly realize that they are not the one and start self-destructive behaviours. These individuals harbor a great deal of misery to themselves and those around them.
