histrionic personality disorder

noun

, Pathology.

a psychological disorder usually beginning in early adulthood, characterized by excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking behavior. : HPD

But to return to Jerry Sandusky: Why resort to histrionic personality disorder to explain his actions?

“Mr. Sandusky clearly meets the criteria for Histrionic Personality Disorder,” the witness told the jury.

Is Sandusky a pedophile—or an undiagnosed victim of histrionic personality disorder?

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