Basic Desire/Pleasure: Autonomy
Basic Fear/Distress: Subordination
Characteristic Traits:
1. Autonomy. Vigilant-style individuals possess a resilient independence. They keep their own counsel, they require no outside reassurance or advice, they make decisions easily, and they can take care of themselves.
2. Caution. They are careful in their dealings with others, preferring to size up a person before entering into a relationship.
3. Perceptiveness. They are good listeners, with an ear for subtlety, tone, and multiple levels of communication.
4. Self-defense. Individuals with Vigilant style are feisty and do not hesitate to stand up for themselves, especially when they are under attack.
5. Alertness to criticism. They take criticism very seriously, without becoming intimidated.
6. Fidelity. They place a high premium on fidelity and loyalty. They work hard to earn it, and they never take it for granted.
Desires: Loyalty, perfection, being special, enemies, grudges, adversaries
Fears: Treachery, being covertly manipulated, being controlled, inferiorty, deception.
Personality Disorder: Paranoid
