To: Greg or e who wrote (12538 ) 1/11/2011 12:33:23 PM From: Solon Read Replies (1) | Respond to Stop being such a phony. You know very well that satire came from the article Pokonee posted where the Catholic Church was identified as supporting the right to make their own laws apart from the laws of the society and the State. In other words, they could act by fiat to strip anyone of their rights and simply take his possessions or otherwise do him harm."The key here is that very innocuous stimuli is reacted to by the HP with heightened, inappropriate reactivity and excitability. There is an expressed exaggeration of emotions. The HP appears to react to ordinary events with more anger, sadness, rejections and pleasure than seems indicated or warranted. Tolerance for events and stimuli is very low and the HP reacts to non-events as if they were real triggering events. "newadvent.org Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval..."express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, and be easily influenced by others. Associated features may include egocentrism, self-indulgence, continuous longing for appreciation, feelings that are easily hurt, and persistent manipulative behavior to achieve their own needs. en.wikipedia.org "they tend to use these skills to manipulate other people and become the center of attention.[1] Furthermore, histrionic personality disorder may affect a person's social or romantic relationships or their ability to cope with losses or failures. "
