Descriptions that are commonly used to describe severe cases of PAS are that the alienating parent is unable to "individuate" (a psychological term used when the person is unable to see the child as a separate human being from him or herself). The parent is narcissistic (self-centered) and enmeshed with the child (overly involved). Furthermore, they presume that they have a special entitlement to whatever they want. They think that there are rules in life, but only for other people, not for them.
They may be called a sociopath, a person who has no moral conscience. This means that they are unable to have empathy or compassion for others. They are unable to see a situation from another person's point of view, especially their child's point of view. They don't distinguish between telling the truth and lying in the way that others do.
In spite of admonitions from judges and mental-health professionals to stop alienating, they can't. The prognosis for severely alienating parents is poor. It is unlikely that they will ever "get it". It is also unlikely that they will ever stop trying to perpetuate the alienation. It is a gut wrenching survival issue to them
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