A nurse is assessing a client who has histrionic personality disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

Histrionic personality disorder is characterized by excessive emotionality, attention-seeking behavior, and emotional lability (rapidly shifting, shallow emotions). Clients often act dramatically, are highly suggestible, and use appearance to gain attention. Splitting (seeing people as all good or all bad) is associated with borderline personality disorder. Suspiciousness is associated with paranoid personality disorder. Self-centered behavior (grandiosity) is the hallmark of narcissistic personality disorder, though histrionic clients also seek attention — the key differentiator is the emotional lability.