itation throughout the life of interpersonal relationships in order to achieve his or her needs with no concern for the needs of a partner. The narcissist also maintains a pre-occupation with fantasies of ideal love relationships and holds his or her partner responsible for all failures in the liaison. This pattern of an inability to trust is most predominantly displayed in the paranoid personality where interpersonal relationships, when they can exist, are marked by unjustified feelings of being exploited and constant doubt of a partners sincerity and loyalty with out justification Due to the very nature of the personality disorder these patterns are pervasive in the effected person’s life. Certainly the temperament of the infant must be taken into account before changes can be made in the infant’s external life that will alter, and encourage or discourage these pathologies. It is imperative to meet the needs of an infant from 0-6 months to prevent this constant mistrust from becoming a prevalent part of the infant‘s experiential life. As the infant increases in age and is more able to have physical mobility and verbal skills, the need for autonomy rises. A pathological parent, who, his or herself is too needy, is very likely to feel threatened by the child’s need to be separate. If the primary caregiver is overly anxious about the child trying tasks on his or her own the child internalizes this anxiety and becomes afraid also. This is an additional impairment in the child/caregiver relationship. The needs of the parent are being met but not the needs of the child. The child learns its purpose is to soothe the caregiver and subjugate itself into the service of the caregiver for survival. The other alternative is a parent who constantly rewards the infant who attempts tasks but fails to set any realistic limitations. In either case the infant cannot begin to form realistic expectations in relationship...
