DOMINANCE

By: Megan Lesh

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A DOMINANT PERSONALITY?

Positives Negatives

Good at solving problems.

Aggressive

Good at making decisions and following

through with them.

Demanding

Assertive Controling

A natural leader.

Ability to be productive and proactive.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Friends

Family

Coworkers

Authoritative figures

DOMINANCE:CONNECTION WITH BIRTH ORDER?

Alfred Adler

Frank Sulloway

FIRSTBORNS

Power

Attention

Leaders

IMPACT ON THE FAMILY

Second-born

• Little attention

• Out-performance

• No one cares

• Inadequacy

Third-born

•Inadequate

•Vulnerable

Fourth-born

•Your not enough

•Rejected

Fifth-born

•Ignored

•lack of interaction

FIRSTBORNS LINKED TO EMINENCE

Francis Galton

CONCLUSION

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