Editing Histrionic personality disorder (section)

=== Functional analytic psychotherapy ===
Another way to treat histrionic personality disorder after identification is through [[functional analytic psychotherapy]].<ref name="Callaghan2">{{cite journal |author1=Callaghan G.M. |author2=Summers C.J. |author3=Weidman M. |year=2003 |title=The treatment of histrionic and narcissistic personality disorder behaviors: A single-subject demonstration of clinical improvement using functional analytic psychotherapy |journal=[[Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy]] |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=321–339 |doi=10.1023/b:jocp.0000004502.55597.81 |s2cid=42066477}}</ref> The job of a functional analytic psychotherapist is to identify the interpersonal problems with the patient as they happen in session or out of session.<ref name="Callaghan2" /> Initial goals of functional analytic psychotherapy are set by the therapist and include behaviors that fit the client's needs for improvement.<ref name="Callaghan2" /> Functional analytic psychotherapy differs from the traditional psychotherapy due to the fact that the therapist directly addresses the patterns of behavior as they occur in-session.<ref name="Callaghan2" />

The in-session behaviors of the patient or client are considered to be examples of their patterns of poor [[interpersonal communication]] and to adjust their neurotic defenses.<ref name="Callaghan2" /> To do this, the therapist must act on the client's behavior as it happens in real time and give [[feedback]] on how the client's behavior is affecting their relationship during therapy.<ref name="Callaghan2" /> The therapist also helps the client with histrionic personality disorder by denoting behaviors that happen outside of treatment; these behaviors are termed "Outside Problems" and "Outside Improvements".<ref name="Callaghan2" /> This allows the therapist to assist in problems and improvements outside of session and to verbally support the client and condition optimal patterns of behavior".<ref name="Callaghan2" /> This then can reflect on how they are advancing in-session and outside of session by generalizing their behaviors over time for changes or improvement".<ref name="Callaghan2" />