PSYC 2283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Birth Order, Only Child, Evolution
27 Oct 2016
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Psyc 2283 - lecture 7 - adler: individual psychology (application, research, and. Family constellation: birth order, gender of siblings, age spread between siblings. Birth order: adler"s personal experiences and professional observations led him to delineate personality traits associated with each birth position, concept strongly associated with adler, and is still very popular. Birth order can shape personality because of the way parents respond to each child, and the relationship that the child forms with siblings. Ex. rivalry, competition, or cooperation: overall family atmosphere , family constellation can become very complex, personal perception is key, first-born: Dethroned with arrival of second child, which can cause problems. Reaction depends in part on age when sibling is born (older than 3, or younger: middle-born: More likely to develop cooperation and social interest. Influenced by perception of older sibling"s attitude toward him or her. In most cases, matures into moderate competitiveness; healthy desire to overtake older rival : last-born:
