Adlerian Therapy Assignment

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Adlerian Therapy 1. List your siblings from oldest to youngest. Give a brief description of each (i.e. age, personality characteristics, adjectives that describe (including yourself). What most stands out for each sibling? Sister 1 – Description: age 50, loving, steadfast, co-dependent, enabling, always thinks she is right, argumentative, half-sister in actuality, but we have never called each other that. What stands out the most: she will not hear that she may be wrong and will cut you out of her life before she will entertain the idea that her way of thinking is anything but right. Only brother – Description: age 47, hurt, angry, driven, conceited, jokester, argumentative, half-brother but again, we don’t call each other that. What stands out the most: I have never felt accepted by him. (Cindy and Doug are from my father’s first marriage. They were constantly in my life until their mother moved them from Iowa to North Carolina when I was 8. I was a middle child up until that point. Then I became the oldest child.) Myself – Description: age 42, leader, takes charge, a fixer, spiritual, dependable, interpreter, go between, wants more in life, feels cheated by life in ways. What stands out the most: no matter what is going on, I am there for family, even if we don’t agree. And I have an amazing compability to love people unconditionaly. 2nd sister – Description: sister, died in 1985, would have been 41 this year, mentally handicapped, loving, kind, frustrated, and always ready with a hug, loved music and legos. What stands out: she always was open and loving towards everyone, no matter who they were. 3rd sister – Description: sister, age 38, closed, pitiful, doesn’t want to do anything, thinks life should be handed to her, happy to stay at home and live off mom and dad instead of getting a job, not driven at all. What stands out:
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