title: [Adult twins].
abstract: This paper explores the deep roots of closeness that twins share in their youngest age and their effect on their destiny at the adult age. Psychologists believe the bond between twins begins in utero and develops throughout the twins' lives. The four patterns of twinship described show that the twin bond is determined by the quality of parenting that twins receive in their infancy and early childhood. Common problems of adult twins bring about difficulties to adapt in a non-twin world. The nature versus nurture controversy has taken on new life focusing on inter-twin differences and the importance of parent-child interaction as fundamental to the growth and development of personality.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U 669, hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 75743 Paris. ccharlemaine@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charlemaine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010551:Personality / Q000235:genetics; D010553:Personality Development; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012801:Sibling Relations; D014427:Twins / Q000523:psychology*