Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Question 1

What were Alfred Adler’s 2 theories ?

Answer 1

1. Personality

2. Methods of Psychoanalysis

Question 2

Personality

Answer 2

Human beings begin…
…in a state of inadequacy or inferiority
…have a basic toward self-actualization or superiority

• Seen in relation to his environment and is not composed of an id, ego, or superego
• Individual wellness=individual’s degree of functioning successfully in groups
• Impacts on development of personality is dependent on birth order, physical problems, pampering, and neglect
• Self image=”fiction” of what a person develops about themselves

Question 3

Methods of Psychoanalysis

Answer 3

-Dysfunctional “fictions” are identified to develop a more positive self image and life goals