CHAPTER 3: Alfred Adler "Individual Psychology" Flashcards
He stressed that one Individual is unique from one another.
Individual Psychology
When is Alfred Adler born?
February 7, 1870
Adler’s parents are:
Mother____
Father____
Mother Pauline
Father Leopold
This is the reason why Adler was motivated to become a physician.
the death of his younger brother Rudolf
He is interested in ______ as a pivotal role in childhood development.
Adler:
social relationships
Describe the overview of Individual Psychology
- Motivated mostly by social influence and striving for superiority/ success.
- A person is responsible for who they are.
- Influence of future perspective
- Psychologically healthy individuals are aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it.
Adler is married to ____ who is a feminist.
Raissa Epstein
The first Tenent of Adlerian Theory?
Striving for Success or Superiority
Subtopics under the 1st Tenent of Adlerian Theory
The Final Goal
Striving Force as Compensation
Striving for Personal Superiority
Striving for Success
It is described as fictional and has no objective existence
Final Goal
Self-centredness; is seen in individuals who manipulate social interactions for personal benefit.
Striving for Personal Superiority
helping others without a personal payoff
Striving for Success
The second Tenent of Adlerian Theory?
Subjective Perceptions
Expectation of the future
Fictionalism
Subtopics under the 2nd Tenent of Adlerian Theory
Fictionalism and Physical Inferiorities
The third Tenent of Adlerian Theory?
Unity and Self-Consistency of Personality
Subtopics under the 3rd Tenent of Adlerian Theory
Organ Dialect
Conscious and Unconscious
“The disturbance of one part of the body is not isolation, but rather affects the entire person”.
Organ Dialect
The fourth Tenent of Adlerian Theory?
Social Interest
Described as oneness with all humanity
Social Interest
What does Gemeinschaftsgefühl mean?
social feeling or community feeling
“determining our future”
Style of Life
“freely choose our course of action”
Creative Power
The Fifth Tenent of Adlerian Theory?
Style of Life