Alfred adler “Man knows much more than he understands.”

ALFRED Adler

• “Man knows much more than he understands.”

Background

• Alfred Adler was a physician/psychotherapist born in Austria

• He lived from February 7, 1870-May 28, 1937

• He had a psychodynamic perspective but it was far different from other philosophers

HIS THEORY

• Alder was known for the first major break from psychoanalysis and the formation of an independent school of psychotherapy and personality theory

• Alder is also known for creating the term inferiority complex: lack of worth

• He felt that people are always trying to overcome their feeling of inferiority to superiority

• Alder often changed his theory on personality but believed people focus on maintaining control of their lives and everyone is unique

• He felt everyone has an idea of their perfect self and each person is the picture and the painting

• In other words: Everyone can change their concept of themselves

Interesting Facts/Personal feelings

• He established his offices across from an a amusement park and circus in the lower class part of Vienna

• He influenced notable figures in subsequent schools of psychotherapy such as Rollo May, Viktor Frankl, Abraham Maslow and Albert Ellis

• I agree with Alder’s beliefs because I do not believe that you are born one specific way, I believe that everyone can change

• Do you believe that everyone can change or that one is born a specific way?
• How does one overcome their feeling of inferiority to superiority?