HPD HPD History and Classification 2

Question 1

The transition from 'hysterical neurosis' to 'histrionic personality disorder' in the DSM was largely driven by which concern?

Accepted Answer

Gender bias in the hysteria concept

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Cost of treatment

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Lack of comorbid conditions

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Overlap with schizophrenia

Question 2

Which cluster of DSM-5 personality disorders shares Cluster B with HPD?

Accepted Answer

Borderline, Narcissistic, Antisocial

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Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal

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Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive

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None; HPD is the only Cluster B disorder

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of the general US population is estimated to have HPD?

Accepted Answer

2–3%

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Less than 1%

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5–7%

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10–12%

Question 4

Which term did Paul Chodoff and Henry Lyons coin in 1958 that contributed to modern HPD conceptualization?

Accepted Answer

Hysterical character

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Dramatizing personality

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Emotional reactivity disorder

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Attention-seeking syndrome

Question 5

The ICD-11's dimensional model of personality disorders represents a shift away from HPD as a discrete category toward emphasizing what?

Accepted Answer

Severity and prominent trait domains

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Biological markers

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Childhood trauma history

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Medication response profiles

Question 6

Jean-Martin Charcot's work at Salpêtrière hospital in 19th-century Paris was significant to HPD history because he:

Accepted Answer

Documented and demonstrated hysteria systematically

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Invented the DSM criteria

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Developed CBT for hysteria

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Proved hysteria was caused by the uterus