Adler: Individual Psychology Flashcards
Presents an optimistic view of people while resting heavily on the notion of social interest.
Adler’s individual psychology
Feeling of oneness with all humankind.
Social interest
First tenent of Adlerian Theory
Striving for success or superiority
The will to power or a domination of others.
Masculine protest
People’s ability to freely shape their behaviour and create their own personality.
Creative power
2nd tenent of Adlerian Theory.
Subjective perceptions
An explanation of a behaviour in terms of its final purpose or aim.
Teleology
Considers behaviour as springing from a specific cause.
Causality
3rd tenent of Adlerian Theory.
Unity and self-consistency of personality
A condition where the deficient organ expresses the direction of the individual’s goal.
Organ dialect
4th tenent of Adlerian Theory.
Social interest
German term of social interest.
Gemeinschaftsgefühl
5th tenent of Adlerian Theory.
Style of life
The term Adler used to refer to the flavour of a person’s life.
Style of life
Final tenent of Adlerian Theory.
Creative power
3 contributing factors as to why some people create maladjustments.
Exaggerate physical deficiencies
Pampered style of life
Neglected style of life
Underdeveloped social interest.
Maladjustment
Patterns or protective devices that people create to protect their exaggerated sense of self-esteem against public disgrace.
Safeguarding tendencies
People first state what they claim they would like to do—something that sounds good to others—then they follow with an excuse.
Excuse
The tendency to undervalue other people’s achievements and to overvalue one’s own.
Depreciation
Tendency to blame others for one’s failures and to seek revenge.
Accusation
People devalue themselves in order to inflict suffering on others.
Self-accusation
Tendency of people to run away from difficulties.
Withdrawal
Tendency to safeguard one’s fictional goal of superiority by psychologically reverting to a more secure period of life.
Moving backward
Tendency to avoid all responsibility by ensuring themselves against any threat or failure.
Standing still
Tendency to hesitate or vacillate when faced with difficult problems.
Hesitating
A condition where cultural and social practices influence many men and women to overemphasize the importance of being manly.
Masculine protest
