M2U2: ALFRED ADLER’S INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
birth: February 7, 1870
ALFRED ADLER
A originally pursue ______, before switching to neurology and psychiatry.
OPTHALMOLOGY
A’s critical moments of his childhood that contribute to his later work
YOUNGER BROTHER DIED NEXT TO HIS
TRUE OR FALSE:
Adler’s theory can be boiled down to one simple statement: people are born weak and feeling superior, and it’s their eternal goal to feel inferior.
FALSE - superior & inferior - inferior & superior
the goal of the human soal is c____, p_____, s______, and s_____.
CONQUEST, PERFECTION, SECURITY, SUPERIORITY
A’s core of personality
CONSCIOUS
A’S SIX TENETS:
first; dynamic force behind people’s behavior
STRIVING FOR SUCCESS/SUPERIORITY
A’S SIX TENETS:
final goal is determined by our?
CREATIVE POWER
A’S SIX TENETS:
overcoming feelings of inferiority with little or no regard for others
STRIVING FOR SUPERIORITY
A’S SIX TENETS:
result of an exaggerated feeling of inferiority
INFERIORITY COMPLEX
A’S SIX TENETS:
overcoming feelings of inferiority by aiming for goals that will be of positive impact not only for the self, but for others as well
STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
A’S SIX TENENTS:
shape behavior and personality.
SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS
A’S SIX TENENTS:
Belle have a poor opinion of herself and feel helpless and unable to cope with the demands of life.
INFERIORITY COMPLEX
A’S SIX TENETS:
individually unique and their personalities and behaviors are unified, all of which are directed towards the final goal.
UNITY AND SELF CONSISTENCY OF PERSONALITY
A’S SIX TENETS:
expression of a deficient organ as it relates to the individual’s goal
ORGAN DIALECT
A’S SIX TENETS:
Belle has the inability to stand up because she is a diabetic person.
ORGAN DIALECT
A’S SIX TENETS:
value of all human activity must be seen from the viewpoint of
SOCIAL INTEREST
A’S SIX TENETS:
pertains to a feeling of oneness with all humanity
GEMEINSCHAFTSGEFUHL
TRUE OR FALSE:
attitude of social interest originates from father-infant relationship
FALSE - father - mother
A’S SIX TENETS:
measures psychological health, and the likelihood that one would strive for superiority or success
YARDSTICK
TRUE OR FALSE:
we should be using all tenets as the sole measurement of a person’s worth.
FALSE - all tenets - social interest only
A’S SIX TENETS:
fifth; refers to a person’s unique, unconscious, and repetitive manner of responding to what Adler called the three main tasks of life
STYLE OF LIFE
A’S SIX TENETS:
A’s three main tasks of life
FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, WORK