Reflections About Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, and Life

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Classical Adlerian psychotherapist and training analyst. Director of the Alfred Adler Institute of Northwestern Washington, offering distance training in Classical Adlerian psychotherapy. Tel: (360) 647-5670. Email: htstein@att.net

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Birth Order is Not Always Influential

In an interview about football quaterback Eli Manning with James Varney, a staff writer for the Time-Picayune in New Orleans, Dr. Stein pointed out that birth order was probably not a prime influence in the football player's family of two older, football-playing brothers. An excellent, encouraging relationship with his mother, as well as an early struggle with reading diffculties may have largely contributed to his development. Dr. Stein also clarified the distinction between positive and negative competition. To read the article, go to http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/sports-1/1202020289295070.xml&coll=1

posted by Henry T. Stein, Ph.D. | 5:24 PM