ALFRED ADLER 1

individual psychology

personality is not influencd by individual interest but by how interested they are in society

adlerian theory

people are born with weak and inferior bodies that leads to feeling inferior and dependent on others

1. the one dynamic behind people’s behavior is the striving for success or superiority

2. peopls’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 structured develops into a person’s lifestyle

6. style of life is molded by people’s creative power

adlerian theory’s tenets

personal superiority

psychologically unhealthy people strive for this

success for all of humanity

psychologically healthy people seek for this

superiority or success

motivated from how everyone is born weak which gives them feelings of inferiority

final goal

unifiws personality and renders all behaviors comprehensible

creative power

people’s ability to freely sha[e their behavior and create own personality

inferiority complex

striving is largely motivated by an exaggerated feeling of personal inferiority

unconditional positive regard

wanting people to succeed

altruistic behavior

helping without being paid back

subjective perceptions

based on adlers second tenet

fictions

people are motivated not by what is true but by their subjective perceptions of what is true

fictionalism

suggests that we create a goal early in life and the goal guides our style of life and gives unity to out personality

physical deformities

because of being born inferior, we develop a fiction about how to overcome these physical deficiencies and become strong and superior

unity and self consistency of personality

third tenet of adlerian theory

all behaviors are directed toward a single purpose abd that the entire personality functions in a self-consistent manner

organ dialect

deficient organ expresses direction of the individual’s goal

body organ’s speak a language more expressive and discloses the individual’s opinion more clearly than words do

conscious and unconscious

unified processes that operate to achieve a single goal

social interest

fourth tenet of adlerian theory

social interest

an attitude of relatedness with humanity in general as well as an empathy for each memeber of the human community

style of life

fifth tenet of adlerian theory

refers to how you live your life, how you handle problems, and interpersonal relations

ruling type

agrressive and domenearing style of life with little to no social interest

getting type

dependent people take than give

avoiding type

people who try to escape lifes problems by engaging in little socially constructive activities

socially useful type

people with a great deal of social interest and activity

creative power

sixth tenet of adlerian theory