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Adler Flashcards

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each person is an integrated whole, striving to attain future goals and attempting to find meaning in life while working harmoniously with others

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individual psychology

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2
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feeling of oneness with all humankind

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social interest

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believed to be people’s main motivator

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social influences

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4
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who are largely responsible for who people are?

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themselves

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5
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acc to adler, present behavior is shaped by?

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people’s view of the future

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6 main tenets of individual psychology

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  • striving for success or superiority as one dynamic force behind people’s behavior
  • subjective perceptions shape behaviors and personality
  • personality is unified and self-consistent
  • social interest embody the value of all human activity
  • style of life shows the self-consistent personality
  • creative power results to the style of life
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7
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why do people try to compensate when they strive for superiority or success

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feelings of inferiority or weakness

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8
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innate, but its nature and direction are due both to feelings of inferiority and to the goal of superiority

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striving force

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9
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without the innate movement toward perfection, children would __________

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never feel inferior

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10
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without feelings of inferiority, children would _________

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never set a goal of superiority or success

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11
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provides guidelines for motivation, shaping psychological development and giving it an aim

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goal

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12
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individualized concept and all people formulate their own definition of it

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success

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13
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fictional future goal which a person aspires or the “guiding self-ideal”

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fictional finalism

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14
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fictional finalism is also called

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self-prophecy

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15
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provide present motivation for reaching future goals

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physical inferiorities

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16
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disturbance of one part of the body cannot be viewed in isolation, it affects the entire person

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organ dialect

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17
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there is no dichotomy between _____

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conscious and unconscious

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18
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acc to adler ______ is helpful, while ______ is unhelpful

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  • conscious
  • unconscious
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19
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gauge to be used in judging the worth of a person

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social interest

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20
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engage in things that doesn’t receive responsibility and demands

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avoiding type

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20
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types of a person

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  • ruling-dominant type
  • getting-learning type
  • avoiding type
  • socially useful type
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very influential, manipulative, always wants to be acknowledged when they do something right

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ruling-dominant type

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goal, self-concept, feelings for others, and attitude toward the world

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style of life

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thinks of others

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socially useful type

23
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style of life is the _____ of a person’s life

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flavor

23
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style of life is crystallized by age?

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4 or 5

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style of life

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  • compensating / overcompensating
  • pampered
  • neglected
25
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places people in control of their lives

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creative power or creative self

26
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creative power is responsible for people’s _______

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final goal

27
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according to the ______, you will continue to feel pain if you will not accept the harsh realities of life

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law of the low doorway

28
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3 entrance gates to mental life

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  • birth order / family constellation
  • first memories / early recollections
  • dream analysis
29
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it is the sibship structure

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birth order

30
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main factor in birth order

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parents / parenting style

31
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birth order includes;

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  • first born
  • second born
  • youngest child
  • only child
32
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extremely ambitious; constantly attempting to catch up and surpass the older sibling

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second born

33
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never dethroned but experiences shock when he learns that he cannot remain the center of attention in other circumstances

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only child

34
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usually spoiled and can never be independent

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youngest

35
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focus of attention until the next child is born and he is ‘dethroned’

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first born

36
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easily loses courage to succeed by his own effort

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youngest

37
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  • nurturing and protective of others
  • good organizer
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first born

38
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realistically ambitious

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youngest child

38
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  • highly motivated
  • cooperative
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second child

38
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socially mature

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only child

38
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  • exaggerated feelings of superiority
  • low feelings of cooperation
  • inflated sense of self
  • pampered style of life
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only child

39
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  • highly competitive
  • easily discouraged
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second child

40
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  • highly anxious
  • exaggerated feelings of power
  • unconscious hostility
  • fights for acceptance
  • must always be “right”
  • highly critical of others
  • uncooperative
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oldest child

41
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description of one’s earliest recollections which can give evidence to the origins of one’s lifestyle

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first memories / early recollections

41
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  • pampered style of life
  • dependent on others
  • wants to excel in everything
  • unrealistically ambitious
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youngest child

42
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early recollections is similar to freud’s ________

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unconscious mechanism

43
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used to provide a way of dealing with the person’s life problems

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dreams

44
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golden rule of dream work in individual psychology

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“everything can be different”

45
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there is ____ interpretation of a single dream

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no fixed

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Theories of Personality (19 decks)

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