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IPDE - Extranet Systems - World Health Organization

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154 Interview schedule<br />

16. 0 1 2 ? 0 1 2<br />

Continual seeking for activities in which the individual is the centre<br />

of attention<br />

Histrionic: 4 (partial)<br />

Do you ever have a strong need to be the centre of attention?<br />

If yes: Tell meabout it.<br />

How do you feel when you're not the centre of attention?<br />

If no: Have people ever said you need to be the centre of attention?<br />

If yes: Why do you think they've said that?<br />

It is normal to desire a certain amount of attention. The criterion refers<br />

only to th~e who have an almost insatiable need for it. This is manifest by the<br />

frequency with which they pursue behaviourr that are intended to ensure<br />

that they are the centre of attention, and the dixomfort of one form or<br />

another that they experience when too much time elapses without their<br />

receiving the attention they crave. The criterion is not scored 2 unless the subject<br />

acknowledges dixomfort or distress, when theattention is not received.<br />

Frequently has a very strong need to be the centre of attention. When the<br />

need is not gratified, there is sometimes an experience of considerable discomfort<br />

or distress.<br />

1 Frequently has a very strong need to be the centre of attention. When the<br />

need is not gratified, there is rarely or never an experience of considerable<br />

discomfort or distress.<br />

Occasionally has a very strong need to be the centre of attention. When the<br />

need is not gratified, there is sometimes an experience of considerable dircomfort<br />

or distress.<br />

0 Denied, the need for attention is reasonable, or the examples are unconvincing.

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