Adlerian Therapy Flashcards
Consciousness
center to our personality
Social Interest
- Refers to an individual’s attitude toward and awareness of being a part of the human community
- Embodies a community feeling
- emphasizes the client’s positive feelings toward others in the world
Birth Order
Primarily concerned with helping clients identify and change their mistaken beliefs
Oldest Child
receives good deal of attention, dependable and hard working. Will be dethroned by next child.
Second Child
Is more competitive, wants to overtake older child. There is always someone ahead, feel like they are in a race.
Middle Child
Has a poor-me attitude, usually even-tempered. May feel squeezed out of a position of privilege or significance.
Youngest Child
Most pampered, frequently spoiled. Never dethroned, expert at getting what they want, new direction from sibs
Family constellation
Part of Life Style Assessment- social world
how each person forms unique view of self and others
Phenomenological
technique used to gain the frame of reference from the client
Strengths
Goal oriented- therapists have flexibility when dealing ith clients
Weakness
Ideas too simplistic
Still requires more testing on effectiveness