Adlerian/Individual Psychology

Question 1

Emphasizes

Answer 1

unique qualities in each of us; social context; need for belonging; strive for superiority; birth order and sibling relationships

Question 2

lifestyle

Answer 2

predictable, self-fulfilling prophecy based on our psychological feelings about ourselves; therapy helps clients navigate lifestyle tasks; how we move towards our life goals

Question 3

private logic

Answer 3

how life is in reality is less important than how client believes life to be; interpretation of childhood events is crucial

Question 4

social connectedness

Answer 4

individual’s attitude and awareness of being part of the human community; important for happiness and success; become a contributor

Question 5

goals of misbehavior

Answer 5

attention, power, revenge, display of inadequacy

Question 6

4 stages of therapy

Answer 6

Engagement - therapist and client agree to collaborate on problem at hand and form alliance; Assessment - therapist takes client’s history, including birth order and early recollections; Insight - therapist helps client see his situation or role differently; Re-orientation - therapist gives clients activities for outside therapy to reinforce insight or create new insight

Question 7

Encouragement

Answer 7

instills self confidence by expecting clients to assume responsibility for their lives, and embrace the fact that they can make changes

Question 8

Birth order

Answer 8

Oldest child - receives more attention, spoiled, center of attention; second of only two - behaves as if in race, often opposite to first child; middle - often feels squeezed out; youngest - the baby; only - does not learn to share or cooperate with other children, learns to deal with adults

Question 9

Techniques/strategies

Answer 9

What would life be like if you were functioning in an ideal manner? Act “as if” you don’t have the problem.