Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. His emphasis on the importance of feelings of belonging, relationships within the family, and birth order set him apart from Freud and others in their common circle. He proposed that contributing to others was how the individual feels a sense of worth and belonging in the family and society. His earlier work focused on inferiority, coining the term "inferiority complex", an isolating element which he argued plays a key role in personality development. Adler considered a human being as an individual whole, and therefore he called his school of psychology Individual Psychology.
WikipediaAlfred Adler Quotes (9)
"Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations."
View quote details โ"The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions."
View quote details โ"The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well."
View quote details โ"It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them."
View quote details โ"No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma - but we make out of them just what suits our purposes."
View quote details โ"It is very obvious that we are not influenced by 'facts' but by our interpretation of the facts."
View quote details โ"The important thing is not what one is born with but what use one makes of that equipment."
View quote details โ"A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view."
View quote details โ"The one who boasts does so only out of a feeling of inferiority."
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