Chris,

Birth order may be an influence, but does not "determine"
personaility development. Check
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/principl.htm and
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/theoprac.htm for a
more comprehensive overview of Adlerian theory and practice.

Dr. Stein

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lady_butterfly_au <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am preparing an assignment on Adler's key points and concepts
and
> would appreciate feed back as to if you feel the below is correct.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
> Adlerian concepts such as an individual's birth order, the initial
> system one is part of, is significant in personality development;
> one's attitudes regarding self and one's circumstances are
> determined by birth order and at an early age; the feeling of
> inferiority, which Adler considered to be normal and developed by
> the age of six, drives individuals to "self-perfect"; and, early-
> developed perspectives create the individual's unique life story
and
> can determine the life-path an individual walks, commencing in
early
> childhood until death. All of these concepts form part of what
> Adler described as an individual's "private logic". Corey (2005)
> states "private logic, the concepts about self, others, and life
> that constitue the philosopy on which an individual's lifestyle is
> based. Client's problems arise because the conclusions based on
> their private logic often do not conform to the requirements of
> social living." (p.102)
>