Adler: Individual Psychology

Question 1

Presents an optimistic view of people while resting heavily on the notion of social interest.

Answer 1

Adler’s individual psychology

Question 2

Feeling of oneness with all humankind.

Answer 2

Social interest

Question 3

First tenent of Adlerian Theory

Answer 3

Striving for success or superiority

Question 4

The will to power or a domination of others.

Answer 4

Masculine protest

Question 5

People’s ability to freely shape their behaviour and create their own personality.

Answer 5

Creative power

Question 6

2nd tenent of Adlerian Theory.

Answer 6

Subjective perceptions

Question 7

An explanation of a behaviour in terms of its final purpose or aim.

Answer 7

Teleology

Question 8

Considers behaviour as springing from a specific cause.

Answer 8

Causality

Question 9

3rd tenent of Adlerian Theory.

Answer 9

Unity and self-consistency of personality

Question 10

A condition where the deficient organ expresses the direction of the individual’s goal.

Answer 10

Organ dialect

Question 11

4th tenent of Adlerian Theory.

Answer 11

Social interest

Question 12

German term of social interest.

Answer 12

Gemeinschaftsgefühl

Question 13

5th tenent of Adlerian Theory.

Answer 13

Style of life

Question 14

The term Adler used to refer to the flavour of a person’s life.

Answer 14

Style of life

Question 15

Final tenent of Adlerian Theory.

Answer 15

Creative power

Question 16

3 contributing factors as to why some people create maladjustments.

Answer 16

Exaggerate physical deficiencies
Pampered style of life
Neglected style of life

Question 17

Underdeveloped social interest.

Answer 17

Maladjustment

Question 18

Patterns or protective devices that people create to protect their exaggerated sense of self-esteem against public disgrace.

Answer 18

Safeguarding tendencies

Question 19

People first state what they claim they would like to do—something that sounds good to others—then they follow with an excuse.

Answer 19

Excuse

Question 20

The tendency to undervalue other people’s achievements and to overvalue one’s own.

Answer 20

Depreciation

Question 21

Tendency to blame others for one’s failures and to seek revenge.

Answer 21

Accusation

Question 22

People devalue themselves in order to inflict suffering on others.

Answer 22

Self-accusation

Question 23

Tendency of people to run away from difficulties.

Answer 23

Withdrawal

Question 24

Tendency to safeguard one’s fictional goal of superiority by psychologically reverting to a more secure period of life.

Answer 24

Moving backward

Question 25

Tendency to avoid all responsibility by ensuring themselves against any threat or failure.

Answer 25

Standing still

Question 26

Tendency to hesitate or vacillate when faced with difficult problems.

Answer 26

Hesitating

Question 27

A condition where cultural and social practices influence many men and women to overemphasize the importance of being manly.

Answer 27

Masculine protest