Striving for Success or Superiority

feelings of inferiority

feelings that motivate a person to strive for either superiority or success

personal superiority

what psychologically unhealthy individuals strive for

success for all humanity

what psychologically healthy individuals strive for

masculine protest

implied will to power or a domination of others

masculine protest

abandoned as a universal drive

masculine protest

continuing to give it a limited role in his theory of abnormal development

striving for success or superiority

the single dynamic force

striving for superiority

limited to those people who strive for personal superiority over others

striving for success

introduced to describe actions of people who are motivated by highly developed social interest

final goal

people strive toward ____ of either personal superiority or the goal of success for all humankind

final goal

fictional and has no objective existence

final goal

has great significance because it unifies personality and renders all behavior comprehensible

personalized fictional goal

one constructed out of the raw materials provided by heredity and environment

personalized fictional goal

product of creative power instead of either genetically or environmentally determined

creative power

people's ability to freely shape their behavior and create their own personality

creative power

at age 4 or 5, this has developed to the point that they can set their final goal

final goal

reduces the pain of inferiority feelings

final goal

points that person in the direction of either superiority or success

neglected or pampered

If children feel ______, their goal remains largely unconscious

unconscious goal

as an adult, their behavior may seem inconsistent with a goal of superiority but consistent with her unconscious and misunderstood goal of being a parasite

love and security

if children experience ______, they set a goal that is largely conscious and clearly understood

conscious goal

never becomes completely conscious, these healthy individuals understand and pursue it with a high level of awareness

preliminary goals

In striving for their final goal, people create and pursue many of these types of goals

preliminary goals

often conscious, but the connection between them and the final goal usually remains unknown

preliminary goals

rs among these goals are seldom realized but fit together in a self-consistent pattern