Adlerian Chapter 5 Flashcards
Holism
no dichotomies, emotional vs. intellectual
Teleology
What is the material cause
What caused it
What could be the causes associated
What purpose does it serve
Creativity
Co-creators of the world
how children affect parents and how parents affect children
Phenomenology
How they perceive what they were born with
Soft determinism
stresses influences not causes
Social field theory
All external interactions
Motivation as striving
People move from a - to a + situation
idiographic orientation
studies or discovery of particular scientific facts and processes as distinct from general laws
Psychology of use
Use of what he/she perceives
Acting “as if”
people form maps of the world and ac as if those maps were accurate representations (self concept, self ideal, worldview and ethical convictions
Self-fulfilling prophecy
acting as if their maps are real/true/correct and tend to actively shape the feedback they receive
solution and goal focused therapy
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Attachment theory
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Positive psychology
well being, positive emotions, having a sense of meaning and interpersonal relations
Temperment
Inborn characteristics children have
