Adler / Adlerian

Question 1

3 foundations of Adlerian approach

Answer 1

1) goal-oriented 2) drive toward communal 3) tendency to promote generational sustenance

Question 2

Adler’s social theory vs. Freud…

Answer 2

Freud’s deterministic theory

Question 3

3 concepts of Adlerian approach to childhood

Answer 3

1) birth order 2) family constellation 3) early recollections

Question 4

Adler better known for…

Answer 4

Emphasis on birth order leading to ‘family atmosphere’

Question 5

Adlerian approach, the subjective experience of parental (and sibling) influence will…

Answer 5

strongly affect the Values and Behaviors of the child

Question 6

4 common items influenced by family system

Answer 6

1) money 2) religion 3) right & wrong 4) education

Question 7

what are qualitative questions asked by an Adlerian approach to establish key characteristics of family system?

Answer 7

ask client to provide a description for each family member. ask client to describe how s/he is similar or not to family member description. look for subjective phrases from client such as comparatives and valuations. use client terminology to establish schema

Question 8

Early recollections are important for what metaphors (Adlerian)

Answer 8

Subjective story generally raises metaphors about current lifestyle / story

Question 9

Adlerian approach prefers statistics or case study?

Answer 9

Case study and connections with ‘common sense’ OVER statistics (thus very culturally biased!)

Question 10

3 life ‘tasks’ essential to ‘lifestyle’ (Adlerian)

Answer 10

work, love, community