Life Span Development
Life Span Development and Personality
PSY/300
Lora Contor
March 18 2013 Life Span Development and Personality
In selecting a famous individual from the 20th or 21st century to research for this assignment this student chose one of the most ill-reputed people in the 20th century, Adolph Hitler. Because of the fear and horror Adolph Hitler brought into the world arena there have been a number of studies into his
Adolph Hitler was born April 20, 1889 at Braunau Am Inn, a small Austrian village just across from the German Bavaria (The History Pace, 1996).
Adolph Hitler is the son of Alois and Klara Hitler. Adolph had an elder half brother and sister and four brethren by his mother and father. Only two children from Alois and Klara stay alive through childhood, Adolph and his undeveloped sister Paula.
Alois was a stern and strict father. Adolph’s older half-brother, Alois, Jr. stood in between Adolph and Alois, Sr. taking the brunt of Alois, Sr.’s criticism and demands. Alois, Jr. ran away from home when he was 14, leaving Adolph to bear the sternness of his father.
Adolph was not only required to focus on his studies as a child he was also required to do household tasks around the farm. Adolph’s happiness lie in art but his father desired him to follow in his footsteps as a civil servant. A number of arguments came from this change in opinion in how Adolph should focus in the direction of his goals as an adult.
According to The History Pace (1996), “Hitler later said of himself that he was an quarrelsome little ring leader who liked to stay outside and dangle around with ‘husky’ boys. His half-brother Alois later described him as quick to irritation and tainted by his indulgent mother” (Hitler’s Boyhood, para.
PSY/300
Lora Contor
March 18 2013 Life Span Development and Personality
In selecting a famous individual from the 20th or 21st century to research for this assignment this student chose one of the most ill-reputed people in the 20th century, Adolph Hitler. Because of the fear and horror Adolph Hitler brought into the world arena there have been a number of studies into his
Adolph Hitler was born April 20, 1889 at Braunau Am Inn, a small Austrian village just across from the German Bavaria (The History Pace, 1996).
Adolph Hitler is the son of Alois and Klara Hitler. Adolph had an elder half brother and sister and four brethren by his mother and father. Only two children from Alois and Klara stay alive through childhood, Adolph and his undeveloped sister Paula.
Alois was a stern and strict father. Adolph’s older half-brother, Alois, Jr. stood in between Adolph and Alois, Sr. taking the brunt of Alois, Sr.’s criticism and demands. Alois, Jr. ran away from home when he was 14, leaving Adolph to bear the sternness of his father.
Adolph was not only required to focus on his studies as a child he was also required to do household tasks around the farm. Adolph’s happiness lie in art but his father desired him to follow in his footsteps as a civil servant. A number of arguments came from this change in opinion in how Adolph should focus in the direction of his goals as an adult.
According to The History Pace (1996), “Hitler later said of himself that he was an quarrelsome little ring leader who liked to stay outside and dangle around with ‘husky’ boys. His half-brother Alois later described him as quick to irritation and tainted by his indulgent mother” (Hitler’s Boyhood, para.
References: Bremner, C. (2005). Neurotic, hysterical, schizophrenic: the psychology of Hitler. The Times. Retrieved from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1078773.ece The History Pace. (1996). The Rise of Adolph Hitler. Retrieved from http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/born.htm The History Pace. (1996). The Rise of Adolph Hitler. Retrieved from http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/boyhood.htm