Adler Flashcards
Austrian medical doctor,
psychotherapist,and founder of
the school of
individual
psychology.
Alfred Adler
1904-1990
1.The one dynamic force behind people’s
behavior is thestriving for success or
superiority.
2.People’ssubjective perceptionsshape
their behavior and personality.
3.Personality isunifiedand self-
consistent.
4.The value of all human activity must be
seen from the viewpoint ofsocial interest.5.The self-consistent personality structure develops into a person’sstyle of life.
6.Style of life is molded by
people’screative power.
Individual Psychology
claimed that our lifestyles
are linked to our personalities and also
our families.He suggested that the way
we were raised and the relationships we
had with our attachment figures shape,in
part,the way we feel,relate to,and
process reality.
Alfred Adler
•Some will do it in a healthy way,while
others will lead to problematic behaviors.
we’re not as influenced by our past
experiences as we think.In fact,he
suggested we’remore affected by how we interpret our own realities.
Individual Psychology
Motivates us to improve ourselves and
achieve our SELF-IDEAL.
Inferiority
An expression of the fictional goal of the personality,which is an image of success and the organizing principle of the
style of living.
Self-Ideal
Excessive feeling of inferiority (overcompensation)
Inferiority complex
People’s ability to freely shape their behavior and create their own personality
Creative power
Socially nonproductive
attempt to gain personal
superiority
SUPERIORITY
COMPLEX /
STRIVING FOR SUPERIORITY
Psychologically healthy people
who are motivated by social
interest and the success of all
humankind
Capable of helping others
without demanding or
expecting a personal payoff.
Sees other people as
someone they can cooperate
with
Striving for success
community feeling” or “social
interest”
- a feeling of oneness with all
humanity
Gemeinschaftgefühl
The term Adler used to refer
to the flavor of a person’s life.
It includes a person’s goal,
self-concept,feelings for
others,and attitude toward
the world.
Product of the interaction of
the environment,heredity,and
creative power of a person.
Style of life
These people feed exclusively on feelings of insignificance and are hostile.They’re resentful, mistrustful,and need to have control over others so that they supply what they can’t provide fort hemselves.
People who don’t have much social interest or cultural perception
RULING TYPE(Selfish Style)
Their way of living,thinking,relating,and behaving is always problematic.It can even be pathological(narcissism,aggressiveness,etc.).
Ruling Style(Selfish Lifestyle)
Dependent people who take rather than give
The getting type of personality hasn’t overcome their feelings of inferiority.
Leads to relationship dependence and absolute submission
GETTING TYPE,(Pampered Style of life)
