Lady Gaga's Personality Disorder

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Analysis:
Biological: Lady Gaga’s distinguishable outfits catch everyone’s eye whenever she goes to a Hollywood event. She chooses these outfits to receive more attention than those that are dressed normally. This may suggest that she has histrionic personality disorder where she finds herself needing to be the center of attention.

Evolutionary: Gaga’s father was in a band while her mother was involved in musical theater. It is almost hereditary that Gaga has a great ability with music however she adds her own flare with her style.

Psychoanalytic: While Gaga was in high school she was ridiculed for being too unconventional. She often felt as if she didn’t fit in. She now embraced herself and her uniqueness that she was embarrassed of as a

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