Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler

Psychology

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Alfred Adler

Biology

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• Psychology
• Biology

Alfred Adler's Degrees

• Doctorate Medicine University of Vienna

Why Is Alfred Adler Influential?

According to Wikipedia, 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, family constellation and birth order set him apart from Freud and other members of the Vienna 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, the inferiority complex, an isolating element which plays a key role in personality development. Alfred Adler considered a human being as an individual whole, and therefore he called his psychology "Individual Psychology" .

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• en.wikipedia.org
• adler-iaip.net

What Schools Are Affiliated With Alfred Adler?

Alfred Adler is affiliated with the following schools:

• Columbia University
• University of Vienna

What Are Alfred Adler's Academic Contributions?

Alfred Adler has made the following academic contributions:

• The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology