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Record 1 2024-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A facet of the personality of someone who is] engaging in behavior designed to attract notice and to make oneself the focus of others’ attention and admiration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[Facette de la personnalité de quelqu'un qui] se livre à un comportement destiné à attirer l'attention sur soi et à être au centre de l'attention et de l'admiration d'autrui.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desarrollo de la personalidad
  • Psicología clínica
CONT

En la actualidad los expertos describen el trastorno histriónico de la personalidad como un trastorno psiquiátrico que se caracteriza por un patrón de emotividad exagerada y conductas de búsqueda de atención.

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