Citation

Darcourt G. Rev. Prat. 1995; 45(20): 2550-2555.

Vernacular Title

La personnalite hysterique.

Affiliation

Clinique de psychiatrie et de psychologie médicale, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, J B Bailliere et Fils)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8578149

Abstract

The hysteric personality disorder is characterized by: 1. an intense need for affection; it is a child-like need, seeking protection and affection, making the patient subject to suggestibility and dependence, along with an erotic behaviour which is in reality associated to fear of sexuality; 2. an exaggerated and rapidly shifting expression of emotion leading to unstable, theatrical and histrionic expression of emotions giving an impression of shallowness and lack of authenticity; 3. a highly imaginative thinking pattern with flight of reality and tendency to dreaming, mythomania, memory reconstruction.

Language: fr