Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology Flashcards
Psychologist that broke from Freud’s Psychoanalytic group and built a theory that as nearly diametrically opposed to that of Freud
Alfred Adler
Freud: Pessimistic, Biology
Alfred:
Optimistic, Family experiences
Freud: Sex and Aggression
Alfred:
Social influences
Freud: People had little or no choice in shaping their personality
Alfred:
People are largely responsible for who they are
Freud: Present behavior is cause by past experiences
Alfred:
Present behavior is shaped by people’s view of the future
Freud: Unconscious
Alfred:
Conscious
A condition that leads to the feelings of inferiority and a consequent dependence on other people
People are born weak with inferior bodies
A feeling of _____ is inherent in people and the ultimate standard for psychological heath
Unity with others (social interest)
Main tenets of Individual Psychology
- Striving for success or superiority
- Subjective perceptions shape behavior and personality
- Personality is unified and self- consistent
- Human activity must be seen in the viewpoint of social interest
- Self- consistent personality structure develops into a person’s style of life
- Style of life is molded by people’s creative power
Main tenets of Individual Psychology
- Striving for success or superiority
- Subjective perceptions shape behavior and personality
- Personality is unified and self- consistent
- Human activity must be seen in the viewpoint of social interest
- Self- consistent personality structure develops into a person’s style of life
- Style of life is molded by people’s creative power
Sole dynamic force behind people’s actions
Striving for success / Superiority
Psychologically unhealthy individuals strive for ______ whereas psychologically healthy individuals seek
_________.
Personal superiority
Success for all humanity
Those people who strive for personal
superiority
Striving for superiority
Those people who are motivated by highly develop social interest
Striving for success
What shapes people’s behavior
Subjective view of the world
The goal of superiority or success is consistent on teleological view of motivation.
Fictionalism
People’s expectations of the future.
Fiction
Explanations of behavior in terms of future goals rather than past causes.
Teleology
Subjective Perceptions
Fictionalism
Physical Inferiorities
Adler believed that all behaviors are directed toward a _______ purpose.
Single
People often use a physical disorder to express style of life, a condition called
Organ dialect / Organ jargon
Processes that are unified and operate to achieve a single goal.
Conscious and Unconscious
The part of the goal that is not clearly understood is
Unconscious
That part of our goal we fail to fully comprehend is
Conscious
It means feeling of oneness with all humanity
Social feeling / Community feeling
Social Interest
Gemeinschaftsgefuhl
Social interest is rooted as _______
Potentiality
Social interest is rooted from __________ relationship during the early months of infancy
Mother-Child
Sole criterion of human values
Social Interest
