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CHAPTER 3
Adler: Individual
Psychology
⬥ Overview of Individual Psychology
⬥ Biography of Alfred Adler
⬥ Introduction to Adlerian Theory
⬥ Striving for Success or Superiority
The Final Goal
The Striving Force as Compensation
Striving for Personal Superiority
Striving for Success⬥ Subjective Perceptions
Fictionalism
Physical Inferiorities⬥ Unity and Self-Consistency of Personality
Organ Dialect
Conscious and Unconscious⬥ Social Interest
Origins of Social Interest
Importance of Social Interest⬥ Style of Life
⬥ Creative Power
⬥ Abnormal Development
General Description
External Factors in Maladjustment
Exaggerated Physical Deficiencies
Pampered Style of Life
Neglected Style of Life
Safeguarding Tendencies
Excuses
Aggression
Withdrawal
Masculine Protest
Origins of the Masculine Protest
Adler, Freud, and the Masculine Protest⬥ Applications of Individual Psychology
Family Constellation
Early Recollections
Dreams
Psychotherapy
⬥ Related Research
Birth Order Effects
Early Recollections and
Career Choice
Distinguishing Narcissism as Striving for Superiority
versus Self-Esteem as Striving for Success
⬥ Critique of Adler
⬥ Concept of Humanity
⬥ Key Terms and ConceptsAdler © Imagno/Votava/The Image Works