HS 9 M3 Flashcards
(80 cards)
Individual psychology holds that everyone begins life with PHYSICAL DEFICIENCIES that activate feelings of inferiority—feelings that motivate a person to___________
Striving for Success or Superiority
People strive toward a final goal of either
personal superiority or the goal of success for all humankind.
THE FINAL GOAL
People strive for superiority or success as a means of COMPENSATIONfor feelings of
inferiority or weakness.
STRIVING FORCE AS COMPENSATION
Some people strive for superiority with little or no concern for others. Their goals are personal ones, and their strivings are motivated largely by exaggerated feelings of personal inferiority, or the presence of an inferiority complex.
STRIVING FOR PERSONAL SUPERIORITY
In contrast to people who strive for
personal gain are those psychologically healthy people who are motivated by social interest and the SUCCESS of all humankind.
STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
People strive for superiority or success to compensate for feelings of inferiority, but the manner in which they strive is not shaped by reality but by their ________of reality, that is, by their fictions, or expectations of the future.
Subjective Perceptions
Our most important fiction is the goal of
superiority or success, a goal we created early in life and may not clearly understand
FICTIONALISM
Because people begin life small, weak, and inferior, they develop a fiction or belief system about how to overcome these PHYSICAL deficiencies and become big, strong, and superior.
PHYSICAL INFERIORITIES
In choosing the term individual psychology, Adler wished to stress his belief that EACH PERSON IS UNIQUE AND INDIVIBLE. Thus, individual psychology insists on the fundamental UNITY of personality and the notion that inconsistent behavior does not
exist.
Unity and Self-Consistency
of Personality
The disturbance of one part of the body cannot be viewed in isolation; it affects the entire person. In fact, the deficient organ expresses the direction of the individual’s
goal, a condition known as _______.
ORGAN DIALECT
a unified personality is the
harmony between_______
conscious and unconscious actions
Is the part of the goal that is neither clearly formulated or completely understood by the individual.
Unconscious
Thoughts are those that are understood and regarded by the individual as helpful in striving for success
Conscious
Social interest is Adler’s somewhat misleading translation of his original German term,
Gemeinschaftsgefühl
Is rooted as a potentiality in everyone, but it must be developed before it can contribute to a useful STYLE OF LIFE. It originates from the mother child relationship during the early months of infancy
ORIGINS OF SOCIAL INTEREST
Social interest was Adler’s yardstick for MEAURING psychological health and is thus “the sole criterion of human values”.
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL INTEREST
Is the term Adler used to refer to the
flavor of a person’s life.
Style of life
It includes a person’s goal, self-concept, feelings for others, and attitude toward the world. It is the product of the interaction of heredity, environment, and a person’s creative power.
Style of life
The ________displays a dominant or RULING ATTITUDE with little social awareness.
dominant type
The to _____ Adler, the MOST COMMON HUMAN TYPE expects to receive satisfaction from other people and so becomes dependent on them.
getting type
The _______ makes no attempt to face life’s problems. By avoiding difficulties, the person avoids any possibility of failure.
avoiding type
The ________, in contrast, cooperates with others and acts in accordance with their needs
socially useful type
Each person, Adler believed, is empowered with the FREEDOM TO CREATE her or his OWN STYLE OF LIFE. Ultimately, all people are responsible for who they are and how they behave.
Creative Power
Their ______places them in control
of their own lives, is responsible for their final goal, determines their method of striving for that goal, and contributes to the development of social interest
Creative Power