BIOGRAPHY
Alfred Adler was born outside of Vienna, Austria on February 7, 1870. He was the third child (second son) of what would eventually be seven total children. As a child, Alfred developed rickets, which kept him from walking until he was four years old. At five, he nearly died of pneumonia. At one point, Adler heard the doctor tell his father that "Alfred is lost". It was around this time that Adler decided to become a physician. (Corey 2005)
Due to frequent illness, Adler was pampered by his mother throughout most of the first few years of his life. This ended, however, with the arrival of a third son, a younger brother, who "dethroned" him. This left Adler in the middle, so to speak, due to being "dethroned" by the newly arrived sibling while still being overshadowed by his older brother Sigmund. The difficulty in his relationship with Sigmund was not short-lived. In fact, it lasted throughout his childhood and into adolescence.
The relationship with his parents also......

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Title: Alfred Adler: An Analysis
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