1. One hallmark of KPD patients is their constant concern with their emotional state and this concern will be the center of their conversation, as they wish to incorporate or ''connect with'' the emotional states of others. In conversation, topics are always included as they relate to the effect on the emotional state of the patient. This symptom occurs without some of the pathologies seen in, for example, borderline personality disorder (DSM-IV 301.83) or histrionic personality disorder (DSM-IV 301.50). The KPD patient likes to give the appearance of being much less focused on ''self'' and more concerned that every acquaintance share their ''connection'' with each other and be part of the emotional ''community''. It must be emphasized that in actual fact, these communities are imagined, as KPD sufferers appear to ignore what other members of their acquaintanceship actually say.
