Adlerian therapy emphasizes the influence of which on current behavior?

• A. Dream content
• B. Sibling order
• C. Unconscious conflicts
• D. Conditioning history

Answer: (B)

Adlerian therapy centers on how a person’s family constellation, especially sibling order, shapes their sense of belonging and the lifestyle they develop to pursue goals. Birth order influences perceived inferiority or superiority and the roles people adopt within social groups, guiding current behavior within a social context. That focus on early family dynamics and social context is why sibling order is the best answer. Dream content, unconscious conflicts, and conditioning history align with other theories—psychoanalytic and behaviorist approaches—not the Adlerian emphasis on purposeful behavior guided by family structure and social belonging.