Alexis generally gets along very well with her group of long term, close friends

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Alexis generally gets along very well with her group of long term, close friends. Sometimes her friends become annoyed because she often interrupts people and constantly tries to make herself the center of attention.  They say she is a good friend, but they describe her as a “drama queen.” One night while out with her boyfriend of several years, he receives a call from work. There is an emergency, and he has to leave. She bursts into tears and yells at him.  The diagnosis that best fits Alexis’ behavior would be:  

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Histrionic personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder

Explanation / Answer

Histrionic personality disorder

The person who has Histrionic personality disorder shows extreme level of emotions in their behaviour, They prefer to be the center of attaraction,

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