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ALFRED ADLER
WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 7, 1870
IN A VILLAGE NEAR VIENNA
ALFRED ADLER
when he was 2nd among 7 children of pauline and leopold adler
WEDNESDAY PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ADLER AND FREUD ALONG WITH 3 OTHER PHYSICIANS FORMED A GROUP CALLED
WEDNESDAY PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY BECAME
VIENNA PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY
SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADLER FORMED A NEW GROUP CALLED
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY
PRESENTS AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF PEOPLE WHILE RESTING HEAVILY ON THE NOTION OF SOCIAL INTEREST
SOCIAL INTEREST
a feeling of oneness with all human kind
GEMEINSCHAFTSGEFĂśHL
SOCIAL INTEREST
1ST TENET
THE INE DYNAMIC FORCE BEHIND PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOR IS THE STRIVING FOR SUCCESS OR SUPERIORITY
STRIVING FOR PERSONAL SUPERIORITY
PEOPLE STIVE WITH LITTLE TO NO CONCERN FOR OTHERS
STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
type of psychologically healthy people who are motivated by social interests and success for all humankind
THE FINAL GOAL
-Infants are born small, incomplete, and weak, they feel inferior and powerless
-To compensate to these deficiencies, they set a fictional goal to be big, complete and strong
FICTIONALISM
ARE IDEAS THAT HAVE NO REAL EXISTENCE, YET THEY INFLUENCE PEOPLE AS IF THEY REALLY EXISTED
3RD TENET
PERSONALITY IS UNIFIED AND SELF CONSISTENT
ORGAN DIALECT
the deficient organ expresses the direction of individual’s goal.
Disturbance of one part of the body cannot be viewed in isolation which affects the entire person
CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS
Adler avoided the dichotomy between the unconscious and conscious which he saw as two cooperating parts of the unified system
CONSCIOUS THOUGHTS
are those that understand and regarded by the individual
UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS
are those thoughts that are not understood and not helpful
4TH TENET
The value of all human activity must be seen from the viewpoint of social interest
TASKS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL INTEREST
OCCUPATIONAL WORK
SOCIAL TAST
LOVE & MARRIAGE TASK
5TH TENET
THE SELF CONSISTENT PERSONALITY STRUCTURE DEVELOPS INTO A PERSON’S STYLE OF LIFE
RULING-DOMINANT TYPE
THEY ALWAYS DOMINATE OTHERS
GETTING-LEARNING TYPE
THEY ALWAYS RELY ON OTHERS
AVOIDING TYPE
THEY AVOID FAILURE THUS THEY NEVER PURSUE ANYTHING
SOCIALLY USEFUL TYPES
CONFRONTS PROBLEMS AND ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN A SOCIALLY USEFUL WAY
STYLES OF LIFE
RULING DOMINANT TYPE
GETTING LEARNING TYPE
AVOIDING TYPE
SOCIALLY USEFUL TYPE
FAULTY LINES
RULING DOMINANT TUPE
GETTING LEARNING TYPE
AVOIDING TYPE
6TH TENET
STYLE OF LIFE IS MOLDED BY PEOPLE’S CREATIVE POWER
CREATIVE POWER
IT PLACES CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES
IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FINAL GOALS
ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT DEFINED BY ADLER
CREATIVE POWER ENDOWS HUMANS WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS WITH THE FREEDOM TO BE EITHER PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY OF UNHEALTHY AND TO FOLLOW EITHER A USEFUL OR USELESS STYLE OF LIFE
EXAGGERATED PHYSICAL DEFFICIENCIES
tend to develop exaggerated feelings of inferiority
PAMPERED STYLE OF LIFE
Have weak social interest, they tend to develop parasitic relationship with their parents, friends and pa
NEGLECTED STYLE OF LIFE
ABUSED AND MISTREATED CHILDREN DEVELOP LITTLE SOCIAL INTEREST AND TEND TO CREATE A NEGLECTED STYLE OF LIFE
SAFEGUARDING TENDENCIES
ARE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THEIR EXAGGERATED SENSE OF SELF ESTEEM AGAINST PUBLIC DISGRACE
EXCUSES, AGGRESSION AND WITHDRAWAL
three common safeguarding techniques
EXCUSES
typically expressed in “yes, but” or “if only” statements
AGGRESSION
SOME PEOPLE USE AGRESSION TO SAFEGUARD THEIR EXXAGERATED SUPERIORITY COMPLEX
AGGRESSION INCLUDES
DEPRECIATION
ACCUSATION
SELF-ACCUSATIONS
WITHDRAWAL
PEOPLE RUN AWAY FROM DIFFICULTIES
MASCULINE PROTEST
Both men and women place an inferior value on being a women that women are weak
FIRST BORN CHILDREN
intensified feeling of power and superiority, high anxiety and overprotective tendencies
SECOND BORN CHILDREN
they begin life in a better situation for developing cooperation and social interest
YOUNGEST CHILDREN
THEY ARE THE MOST PAMPERED
ONLY CHILD
UNIQUE POSITION OF COMPETING AGAINST PARENTS
DREAMS
can provide clues to solve future problems
used to analyze problems and plan future goals
EARLY RECOLLECTION
PROCESS OF COLLECTING MEMORIES IN SPECIFIED WAYS
ADLERIAN PSYCHOTHERAPY GOALS
ENHANCE COURAGE
LESSEN FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY
ENHANCE SOCIAL INTEREST
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