Adler

Individual psychology

Psychology focused on one person and his personal experience

Inferiority

Feelings of being “less than” that make us strive toward identity and perfection

Striving

We are motivated by social forces that makes us strive to be perfect

Teleology

Humans live by goals and purposes and we create meaning in our own lives

Motivated by anticipation for the future

Phenomenology

Perception is reality

What actually happens doesn’t matter, it matters how one interprets it

Fictive notions

Untrue thoughts that a person holds about themselves

Holism

Many factors impact a person beyond unconscious such as family, enviorment, thoughts, feelings, interpersonal relationships

Inter- vs intrapersonal

Inter (relations between people)

Intra (within self)

Social interest

An individuals attitudes in dealing with other people in the world

Striving for a better humanity

Goods sign of mental health

Social connectedness

Feeling connected to a community is necessary for good mental health

Life tasks

Love

Work

Family

Emotional disorders caused by failure in life tasks

Family constellation

The atmosphere and birth order of the family

Inferiority complex

When feelings of inferiority cause a person to shut down rather than strive

Superiority complex

Stop striving and lack of inferiority causes problems

Adlerian Therapy

Educational model. Attempt to fix life tasks and focus on holistic views. KEEP STRIVING

Adler was a ______ determinist

Soft

Personality crystallizes at age

8