Where can i find a psychoanalysis theory about childrens position in the family?
Sibling position in the family is not a psycho-analytic concept, but rather comes from the “Individual Psychology” of Dr. Alfred Adler (as do nearly all psychological concepts and psycho-therapeutic methods). Psycho-analysis was Freud’s approach to the psychological treatment of the neuroses. His theory focused almost exclusively on the inner life of the individual (“intra-psychic”) and the stuff the person hides in the Unconscious mind. Alfred Adler was the first psychiatrist Freud asked to help him develop psycho-analysis. They worked together on this from 1902 to 1911. Adler introduced relationships (family life, family connstellation, family atmosphere, siblings, parent-child relations, etc.) as well as “society” and “community” to the field of psychology. He created family therapy, group therapy, and marraige counseling. There are a number of books recently out and available in the psychology section of your local bookstore or library on birth order. The best is Walter Toman’s “Fa
