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Alfred Adler

    February 7, 1870 – May 28, 1937

    Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor and the founder of individual psychology. He emphasized the significance of feelings of inferiority and their role in personality development. His work highlighted the interplay between external influences and internal dispositions, thus pioneering a holistic psychological approach.

    Alfred Adler
    The Science of Living
    The Neurotic Constitution
    The practice and theory of individual psychology
    Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
    Alfred Adler: Heilen und Bilden: Der Aggressionstrieb im Leben und in der Neurose, Das Zärtlichkeitsbedürfnis des Kindes, Über n
    Social Interest: Adler's Key to the Meaning of Life
    • 2020

      Human Despicableness

      • 60 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      The exaggerated drive for power with which some children wish to assure their prestige over their environment soon forces them into an attitude of resistance against the ordinary tasks and duties of everyday life. Compare such a power-hungry individual with the ideal social being, and one can, after some little experience, specify, so to speak, his social index, that is, the degree to which he has removed himself from his fellow man. A keen judge of human nature, keeping his eyes open to the value of physical defects and inferiorities, knows nevertheless that such character traits were impossible without antecedent difficulties in the evolution of his soul.

      Human Despicableness
    • 2016

      The Education of Children

      • 318 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Focusing on the education of children, this book introduces the concept of Individual Psychology and explores its implications for teaching. It delves into the interconnected challenges of children's education, providing a comprehensive analysis of how psychological principles can inform educational practices. The text, first published in 1930, offers insights that remain relevant to understanding child development and learning processes.

      The Education of Children
    • 2014

      The Case of Miss R. (Psychology Revivals)

      The Interpretation of a Life Story

      • 332 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Focusing on the development of neurosis, this 1929 work presents Adler's analysis, aiming to popularize his Individual Psychology. It offers insight into early psychological thought and reflects the growing interest in Adler's theories during its time. Readers can appreciate its historical significance while exploring the intricacies of psychological development.

      The Case of Miss R. (Psychology Revivals)
    • 2014

      Adlers Briefe an Kollegen und Anhänger, Freunde und Bekannte stammen aus Archiven oder privaten Beständen aus (fast) der ganzen Welt und wurden für diese Ausgabe transkribiert. Einige sind zusätzlich als Faksimiles abgedruckt. Die Sammlung umfasst eine Zeitspanne von 1896, als Adler Mitte zwanzig war, bis kurz vor seinem Tod im Mai 1937. Zum besseren Verständnis gibt es Erläuterungen der Adler-Experten A. Bruder-Bezzel und Gerd Lehmkuhl. Das Konvolut ist in drei Abteilungen gegliedert, darunter Feldpostbriefe und der Briefwechsel mit Erwin Wexberg. Die Zeitzeugnisse geben Einblicke in Adlers Aktivitäten, seine Aufenthaltsorte, seine Vernetzungen, seinen Umgangsstil.

      Briefe 1896 - 1937
    • 2012

      This book is a reproduction of a pre-1923 publication and may contain imperfections like missing pages or poor images. Despite these flaws, it is considered culturally important, and efforts have been made to preserve it for future readers. Your understanding of these imperfections is appreciated.

      Studie Über Minderwertigkeit Von Organen
    • 2011

      Under the guidance of Dr. Alfred Adler, this volume documents the establishment and operation of twenty-eight child guidance clinics across Vienna, Berlin, and Munich from 1910 to 1930. It presents a comprehensive account of the challenges and successes faced in these clinics, emphasizing the principles of Adler's Individual Psychology. Edited by Adler and contributed to by various specialists, the book serves as a valuable resource for welfare workers, physicians, and parents, balancing factual rigor with accessibility for progressive readers.

      Guiding the Child on the Principles of Individual Psychology
    • 2011

      2011 Reprint of 1925 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This book is a compilation of twenty-eight lectures and other papers written by the chief exponent of the "organ inferiority" theory of the neuroses and psychoses during the years from 1908 to 1920. Each paper deals with a special phase either of theory or practice of the individual method of attacking the inferiority mechanisms which the author believes and asserts he has conclusively demonstrated to be the basis of all forms of neuroses and developmental failures. The basic principle for the understanding and practice of the "individual-psychological method" is the tracing of all symptoms occurring in an individual case back to their "lowest common denominator," which is the real psychical situation of the patient's earliest childhood, the psychic foundations of the neurosis and its symptoms having been perpetuated unchanged from childhood. This was one of Adler's key publications, along with "Understanding Human Nature" and "What Life Should Mean to You." In his lifetime, Adler published more than 300 books and articles.

      The practice and theory of individual psychology
    • 2009

      Alfred Adler emphasizes the importance of social interest as a crucial factor in navigating life's challenges, including building meaningful relationships and advancing in one’s career. His insights position social interest as a fundamental component of personal success and psychological well-being, highlighting its role in the broader context of modern psychoanalysis.

      Social Interest: Adler's Key to the Meaning of Life
    • 2007

      2011 Reprint of 1930. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Adler left behind many theories and practices that very much influenced the world of psychiatry. Today these concepts are known as Adlerian psychology. His theories focused on the feelings of inferiority, and how each person tries to overcome such feelings by overcompensating (trying too hard to make up for what is lacking). Adler claimed that an individual's lifestyle becomes established by the age of four or five, and he stressed the importance of social forces, or the child's environment, on the development of behavior. He believed that each person is born with the ability to relate to other people and realize the importance of society as a whole. As a therapist, Adler was a teacher who focused on a patient's mental health, not sickness. Adler encouraged self-improvement by pinpointing the error in patients' lives and correcting it. He thought of himself as an enabler, one who guides the patient through "self-determination," so that the patients themselves can make changes and improve their state. Adler was a pioneer in that he was one of the first psychiatrists to use therapy in social work, the education of children, and in the treatment of criminals. The Science of Living is an intended to help the reader realize his potential.

      The Science of Living