What Are Hysteroid Tendencies?

Hypochondriacal

and hysteroid personalities are considered the extreme variants of defined emotional and motivational dimensions. The hysteroid personality is mainly characterized by a strong need for social attention and respect as well as by a lack of emotional genuiness.

What is a hysterical personality?

In a person with histrionic personality disorder, self-esteem depends on the approval of others. People with this disorder have an overwhelming desire to be noticed, and often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention.

What does histrionic personality disorder look like?

Dress provocatively and/or exhibit inappropriately seductive or flirtatious behavior. Shift emotions rapidly. Act very dramatically, as though performing before an audience, with exaggerated emotions and expressions, yet appears to lack sincerity. Be overly concerned with physical appearance.