4-aa1 Flashcards
core tenet
personality functioning is manifested int eh manner in which individuals strive to compensate for perceived inferiorities
personality functioning is manifested int eh manner in which individuals strive to compensate for perceived inferiorities
core tenet
strivings for superiority
adler believed that people develop feelings of inferiority early in life
because kids possess an innate tendency toward completion or wholeness, they attempt to compensate for inferiority feelings in some way
because kids possess an innate tendency toward completion or wholeness, they attempt to compensate for inferiority feelings in some way
strivings for superiority
fictional finalisms
specific goals of superiority strivings
e.g. kid might compensate for a perceived lack of athletic ability by striving to become the smartest person in the world
specific goals of superiority strivings
fictional finalisms
style of life
strategies that people used to overcome perceived inferiorities
strategies that people used to overcome perceived inferiorities
style of life
3 style of life determinants
- real or imagined inferiority
- birth order
- family atmosphere
real or imagined inferiority
style of life determinants
e.g. in you’re a bald, immensely goofy lookin guy, strive tow win over women by playing the guitar
style of life determinants
e.g. in you’re a bald, immensely goofy lookin guy, strive tow win over women by playing the guitar
real or imagined inferiority
birth order
first: subsequent strivings for superiority revolve around power issues (never wanting to get dethroned again)
middle: feel they have to work extra hard to catch up to oldest sibling. Tend to have especially strong superiority strivings
young: get things to easily and have their superiority strivings undermined
only kid: develop an exaggerated sense of self-importance and deficient social interest
family atmosphere
if mom and dad are equal partners and family atmosphere is characterized by cooperation, trust, respect, help, and understanding, the kid strives for superiority in a partially conscious, socially constructive way (social success)
if dad is a tyrant and atmosphere is distrust, neglect, or too much pampering, kid strives fo superiority in an unconscious, socially destructive way (personal superiority)
active-constructive
2x2
energetic strivings for social success identified with the social good
(Adler says most mentally healthy)
e.g. John spent his entire adult life protecting and enhancing the civil rights of those to whom they have been historically denied, often at his own physical peril
energetic strivings for social success identified with the social good
active-constructive
2x2
