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Chapter 3. Adler: Individual Psychology Flashcards

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Presents an optimistic view of people.

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Individual Psychology

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Theory which believes that people are born with weak, inferior bodies, that lead to dependence on other people.

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Individual Psychology

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Pertains to the feeling of oneness with humanity, is inherent in all individuals.

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Social interest

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Adler soon founded his own group, the ____________.

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Society for Individual Psychology

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Adler believes that Man is motivated by ___________ and ___________.

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social influences and striving for superiority

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True or False. Unlike Freud, Adler believes that people have no choice in shaping their personality.

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False. People ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE for

who they are.

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Adler believes that present behavior is shaped by the

past or future?

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future

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Who believed that people are usually aware of what

they are doing and why?

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Alfred Adler

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Tenets of Individual Psychology

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  1. The one dynamic force behind people’s behavior is the striving for success or superiority.
  2. People’s subjective perceptions shape their behavior and personality.
  3. Personality is unified and self-consistent.
  4. The value of all human activity must be seen from the viewpoint of social interest.
  5. The self-consistent personality structure develops into a person’s style of life.
  6. Style of life is molded by people’s creative power.
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What is the one dynamic force behind people’s behavior?

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striving for success or superiority

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People’s _________ shape their behavior and personality.

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subjective perceptions

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True or False. Personality is unified and self-consistent.

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True

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Style of life is molded by people’s _________.

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creative power

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14
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This activate feelings of inferiority.

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Physical deficiencies

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15
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Psychologically unhealthy individuals strive for __________.

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personal superiority

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16
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What does psychologically healthy individuals seek?

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success for all humanity

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17
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The striving for success or superiority is guided by what?

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Final Goal

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It is fictional with no objective existence.

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Final Goal

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The final goal is __________ for neglected or pampered children.

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unconscious

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The final goal is __________ for children who experience love and security.

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conscious

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These are expectations of the future.

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fictions

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This is an explanation of behavior in terms of its

final purpose or aim.

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Teleology

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True or False. Physical deficiencies serve an impetus toward perfection or completion.

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True

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True or False. Adler’s theory proposes that inconsistent behavior do not exist.

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True

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It is the harmony between conscious and unconscious actions.

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dichotomous nature

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It is a kind of physical speech.

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organ dialect

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True or False. Style of life is fairly established by age 10 or 12.

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False. Fairly established by age 4 or 5.

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Includes a person’s goal, self-concept, feelings for

others, and attitude towards the world.

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style of life

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What is the style of life of unhealthy individuals?

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rigid style of life

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What is the style of life of healthy individuals?

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flexible style of life

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External Factors

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  1. Exaggerated Physical Deficiencies
  2. Pampered Style of Life
  3. Neglected Style of Life
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These are largely conscious actions that protect self-esteem from public disgrace.

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Safeguarding Tendencies

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Safeguarding Tendencies includes _______, ________, and ________.

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  1. Excuses
  2. Aggression
  3. Withdrawal
34
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People state what they claim they would like to
do, that others will like, then follow it up with an
excuse.

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Excuses

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• Protects a weak sense of self-worth and deceive
people into believing they are more superior than
they really are.

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Excuses

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3 forms of Aggression

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  1. Depreciation
  2. Accusation
  3. Self-Accusation
37
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Undervaluing other people’s achievement and

overvaluing one’s own.

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Depreciation

38
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Tendency to blame others and seek revenge.

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Accusation

39
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People devalue themselves to inflict suffering on others.

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Self-Accusation

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2 forms of Withdrawal

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  1. Running away from difficulties

2. Safeguarding through distance

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4 Forms of Safeguarding through distance

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  1. Moving backward (reverting to a secure period of life)
  2. Standing still ( avoiding responsibilities)
  3. Hesitating (vacillation, procrastination)
  4. Constructing obstacles (creating problems or trials)
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Applications of Individual Psychology

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  1. Family constellation
  2. Early Recollections
  3. Dreams
  4. Psychotherapy
43
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Overemphasis on the importance of being

manly.

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Masculine protest

44
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Enhance courage, lessen feelings of inferiority, and encourage social interest.

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Psychotherapy

45
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3 Aspects of the Family Constellation

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  1. Birth order
  2. gender of siblings
  3. age spread
46
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What birth order is described?

Positive Traits
• Nurturing and protective
Negative Traits
• Highly anxious
• Exaggerated feelings of power
• Unconscious hostility
• Fights for acceptance
• Must always be right
• Highly critical of others
• uncooperative
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Oldest Child

47
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What birth order is described?

Positive Traits
•Highly motivated
• Cooperative
• Moderately cooperative
Negative Traits
• Highly competitive
• Easily discouraged
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Second Child

48
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What birth order is described?

Positive Traits
• Realistically Ambitious
Negative Traits
• Pampered
• Dependent
• Wants to excel in everything
• Unrealistically ambitious
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Youngest Child

49
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What birth order is described?

Positive Traits
• Socially Mature
Negative Traits
• Exaggerated Superiority
• Low cooperation
• Inflated sense of self
• Pampered style of life
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Only Child

50
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It reflects patterns of one’s life.

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Early recollections

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