RE: Help with a term from psychology.
December 7, 2017 at 12:20 am
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2017 at 12:25 am by GrandizerII.)
(December 6, 2017 at 7:17 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I used to know this one, back when I was getting my bachelor's. It is the term for a person who will take ANY attention, good or bad, just so long as they are being acknowledged as being alive. Very pathetic, but it does describe trolls effectively.
Histrionic personality disorder?
(December 6, 2017 at 10:33 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: Apparently narcissists seek any attention - negative or positive, doesn't matter - which is what makes it a deviant personality disorder.
Teresa
According to the DSM, narcissistic personality disorder is not characterized by excessive attention seeking. That would be histrionic. People with NPD seek admiration rather than just merely attention.
(December 6, 2017 at 7:39 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Histrionic personality disorder? (From Googling a bit)
Oh, damn, ninja'd. I knew this one by heart, though, ha!