Adlerian Therapy

Question 1

the goal is for the patient to feel competent and connected, the overarching goal of Adlerian psychotherapy is to help the patient overcome feelings of inferiority.

Question 2

inferiority motivator for improvement

Question 3

Adlerians believe that the client is not “sick” but discouraged. So, encouragement is used in all stages of therapy to help effect change, not necessarily only insight.

Question 4

Adlerian Therapy interventions:

• switching roles to gain empathy
• assess personality - birth order and childhood memories
• insight - through interpretation

Question 5

Middle Stage:

spitting in clients soup

counteract client’s maladaptive attempt to get needs met by confronting price he pays for maintaining behavior.

Question 6

failing to avoid tar baby -

Answer 6

not managing countertransference

Question 7

Adler focused on the education of parents concerning the goals and intentions of their children’s behaviors. He believed that prevention was better than cure.

Question 8

brief, psychoeducational approach that is both humanistic and goal oriented. It emphasizes the individual’s strivings for success, connectedness with others, and contributions to society as being hallmarks of mental health.