July 2nd, 1991. Geraldo Rivera on his namesake talk show hosts women addicted to drama, and danger worthy of the title ‘drama queen’. We speak with one of them and Joy Davidson PhD who wrote “The Soap Opera Syndrome” and considers herself recovered.
“…and it really starts with a basic drive that exists in all of us for excitement and stimulation. But little boys and little girls are brought up to fulfill that need, in very very different ways…”
We move on to an 11 point questionnaire that determines whether or not you are a drama queen, and speak with Patricia who probably answers yes on 10 out of 11 questions.
This segment exposes interesting insight on what creates the ‘drama queen syndrome’, still known in 2025.
This day, Geraldo’s show history.