Impact of parent's narcissistic personality disorder on child development

Ovaj pregledni rad bavi se temom utjecaja roditelja s narcističkim poremećajem ličnosti na razvoj djeteta, a cilj je rada prikazati kompleksnost i ozbiljnost utjecaja narcističkog poremećaja ličnosti u sferi roditeljstva te nedovoljnu zastupljenost teme kako u istraživanjima tako i u informiranosti opće populacije, ali i stručnjaka. Kroz rad se pojašnjava sam pojam narcizma i opisuje se kako on prelazi u narcistički poremećaj ličnosti te što u tom trenu podrazumijeva. Ovim se radom zatim narcistički poremećaj ličnosti povezuje sa roditeljstvom i načinom na koji sam poremećaj oblikuje tu dimenziju te se opisuju karakteristike narcističkih roditelja. Narcistički poremećaj ličnosti roditelja stavljen je u kontekst rizičnog čimbenika za razvoj djeteta zbog utjecaja na njegovo mentalno zdravlje i posljedica uslijed pretrpljene traume te su ponuđene mogućnosti tretmana i intervencija roditelja i djeteta. Utjecaj roditelja s narcističkim poremećajem ličnosti na razvoj djeteta itekako je postojan i multidimenzionalan te može rezultirati dugotrajnim posljedicama na ličnost djeteta i njegovu percepciju okoline; stoga je nužno osvijestiti karakteristike i pokazatelje narcističkog zlostavljanja djeteta.This preview paper tackles the topic of the influence that parents with narcissistic personality disorder have on child development with the goal of the paper being the showing of complexity and seriousness of narcissistic personality disorder's impact in the sphere of parenting as well as inadequate representation of the topic in both research and general population including the experts. This paper reveals the very concept of narcissism and describes how it turns into a narcissistic personality disorder and what it entails at that moment. This work then connects narcissistic personality disorder with parenting and the way it shapes that dimension while describing the characteristics of narcissistic parents. Narcissistic personality disorder is put in the context of a risk factor for the child's development because of it's impact on their metal health and also the consequences due to the trauma suffered, as well as the paper offers the possibilities of treatment and intervention, both for the child and the parent. The influence of parents with narcissistic personality disorder on the child's development is persistent and multidimensional and can result in long-term consequences for the child's personality and his perception of the environment; therefore, it is necessary to be aware of the characteristics and indicators of narcissistic child abuse