The hysterical personality disorder: a phenomenological approach
The background of the present study is a general uncertainty as to what comprises the essence of hysterical (histrionic) personality disorder. Using phenomenological methodology, phenomena observable in the ‘classic’ hysterical personality are analysed, described, named, and classified according to...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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October 29, 1998
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Psychopathology
Year: 1998, Volume: 31, Issue: 6, Pages: 318-330 |
| ISSN: | 1423-033X |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000029057 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000029057 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/29057 
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| Author Notes: | Dieter Sigmund, Winfried Barnett, Christoph Mundt |
| Summary: | The background of the present study is a general uncertainty as to what comprises the essence of hysterical (histrionic) personality disorder. Using phenomenological methodology, phenomena observable in the ‘classic’ hysterical personality are analysed, described, named, and classified according to the basic functions of human experience and behaviour. The resulting psychopathological picture of the hysterical personality facilitates a differential diagnosis that is often decidedly difficult. The phenomenon of dissociation of the mental processes is demonstrated for the various basic functions. A specific feature of the disorder is shown which generates a dissociation of contents of the personality along a conscious-preconscious-unconscious continuum. It is concluded that dissocation is, in the final analysis, the prerequisite for a compromised and partial acting out of prohibited non-integrated elements, e.g. aggression, as a coping strategy. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 07.12.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1423-033X |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000029057 |