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When a child's wants are not supplied, at a very early age his instinct untamed by an unfolded intellect sends forth the cry for what he wants. As he grows and his experience accumulates, he learns that certain wants are forbidden and will not be supplied. If he has an overindulgent friend or relative who relaxes discipline, if illness forces the parents to become indulgent, or if he sees another child having the forbidden want supplied, then the little human animal will use his reasoning power to create the condition which will necessitate the supplying of the forbidden want. He may either feign or prolong illness, coax the indulgent relative, or he may learn from another child his method of attaining success. This means of obtaining satisfaction of the desire for power is not entirely confined to children. The adult invalid is too often a child of larger growth, the convenient headache, fatigue or various aches and pains, though unconsciously used, are often a defence against unpleasant demands. Both tyrannical child and invalid adopt a certain line of action, in order to become master of the situation. They frequently look upon themselves as victims, because the tyranny which uses weakness as a means never can find it satisfying as a condition. Sometimes the child is fully aware that the tyrannical act is used as a defence or compensation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)