Diagnóstico de personalidad histriónica desde la teoría cognitivo conductual en base al emblemático caso Dora del psicoanálisis

Abstract

In this essay, a bibliographic investigation is carried out focused on collecting relevant, updated and valid information to make the diagnosis of the Dora case, this being one of the most emblematic of psychoanalysis, and sustaining it through the cognitive-behavioral approach. Through the historical and evolutionary review of histrionic personality disorder, hysteria is found, a construct studied from the psychoanalytic approach that, thanks to the different researchers who approached the concept, it was possible to determine a more specific category suitable to be included in the Manuals Diagnostics The cognitive-behavioral approach maintains that, unlike the psychoanalytic approach, the histrionic features arise from genetic-hereditary factors, but not from repressed sexual desires and psychic trauma. Furthermore, the relevance of the individual's functional areas for the development of the personality traits typical of histrionics is estimated, these being the product of the inappropriate coping styles, traits and behaviors adopted by parents and / or close relatives, cultural aspects and parenting styles. On the other hand, the variables that evaluate certain inventories and tests to diagnose and measure personality traits are taken into consideration, in which the cognitive area, behavioral area, social area, family area, intrapersonal, interpersonal and cognitive distortions are included. Some authors affirm that, despite having these instruments, it is not enough to carry out a diagnosis of personality disorder, since the degree of affectation they have is not measured at a pathological level.