Histrionic Personality Disorder (often abbreviated as HPD) is a personality disorder in the cluster B classification. This group is defined as the dramatic, emotional, and erratic cluster. It includes Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder and the personality disorder that will be further explained: Histrionic Personality Disorder. There are many characteristics that define the HPD group. The main point about this group is that they are extremely attention seeking. They always want to be in the spotlight, whatever the circumstance. They will often feel very uncomfortable when they are not fulfilling this role, when someone else has stolen the spotlight from them. It is therefore not surprising that they will do whatever it takes to have all eyes on them. This leads to problems such as behaving inappropriately, dramatically and conspicuously, as if they were on stage in a theater. In fact, the word histrionic means “dramatic or theatrical.” They have an overwhelming desire for others to continually notice them. They will often use exaggerated emotions and expressions to attract eyes while appearing far less than authentic. They will also dress and behave in sometimes very provocative ways to attract attention. They will use seductive or excessively flirtatious behavior, even in environments that would be inappropriate for them or with new acquaintances or casual friends. This could embarrass the person's friends and potentially damage a romantic relationship. For example, they may become overly emotional over a small matter, demanding attention. Although they have these qualities, people with HPD often have good social skills, however they use them in ways to manipulate others... half of the document... the subsections are unchanged and are somewhat distinct from what genders they tend to gravitate towards them. In a study performed by Jeffrey D. Baker, PhD, Earl W. Capron, PhD, and Julian Azorlosa, PhD recorded in the Journal of Personality Disorders. He studied the family environments of histrionic, dependent, and control samples. The study provided new evidence of the family environment and HPD. It demonstrated that “a family background of high control and high intellectual-cultural orientation was found for people with histrionic personality disorders.” Furthermore, those studied “tended to have high achievement-oriented family environments.” This trend towards high achievement orientation and stimulation scores is likely demonstrating that the family is most likely imposing behaviors that will encourage a child to stand out in the crowd or be the life of the party..