Question

When Ben arrives late for class, he walks in and apologizes to the professor and the students in class. He proceeds to tell them he had every intention of being at class on time, but the traffic was terrible and many accidents occurred, which delayed him. Ben describes this in much detail before he takes his seat. This commonly happens every time he is late, and Ben appears to enjoy being the "center of attention" in those moments. Ben could be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

Answer 1

Answer:

Ben could be diagnosed with Histrionic personality disorder (HPD).

Explanation:

because the Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a type of mental disorder that is characterized by attention seeking seeking behavior.

A person suffering from Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) always seeks to be the center of attention in which ever group he finds himself.

Answer 2

Answer: HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER.

Ben could be diagnosed with HISTRIONIC personality disorder.

Explanation: Histrionic personality disorder is a mental health condition that is characterised by dramatic behaviors.

In histrionic personality disorder,the individual affected behaves in an unsteady and unpredictable manner,always wanting to be the center of attention wherever he/she is and always giving strong opinion in any issue that comes up around him/her, when things didn't go his/her way,the individual feels bad,sad and uncomfortable.

Causes of Histrionic personality disorder includes; Childhood experience, anxiety,stress and trauma to the head or any structure of the nervous system.

Treatment is with psychotherapy (talk therapy) by a licensed psychotherapist, psychologist or any other licensed mental health professional.