"Beatlemania" gripped the United States in the 1960s when the British rock group The Beatles performed; adoring fans screamed, sometimes fainted, and shouted exaggerated, emotional praise at the group. These behaviors MOST closely resemble the characteristics of:

A) histrionic personality disorder.
B) antisocial personality disorder.
C) schizoid personality disorder.
D) narcissistic personality disorder.


Ans: A) histrionic personality disorder.

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