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[POSITION] "GHOST CHILD" [FAMILY SITUATION] Child born after the death of the first child may have a "ghost" in front of him. Mother may becime over-protective. [CHILD'S CHARACTERISTICS] 
Child may exploit mother's over-concern for his well-being, or he may rebel, and protest the feeling of being compared to an idealized memory.
Adlerian Overview of Birth Order Characteristics - Alfred Adler Institutes of San Francisco and Northwestern Washington
CHILD'S CHARACTERISTICS