1. Alfred Adler Objectives:
The learner will read about Alfred Adler and summarize his theory of personality.
Alfred Adler

2. Quick Write.. Write about something you are really good at.
What is it?
What makes you good at it?
What do you do to stay good at it?
How is this skill/talent/ability helpful to you?
Quick Write..

3. Alfred Adler 1870 - 1937 Austrian Illness as a child Medical doctor
Psychotherapist
Founder of individual
psychology (basically
study of the unique
individual)
Alfred Adler

4. Read pages 56-57 and be ready to answer the following questions…
Adler says personality arises from our attempts to overcome for feelings of what?
Inadequacy
To overcome areas of weakness, what does Adler say that humans do?
Compensate
If feeling of inadequacy become excessive, what might occur?
Inferiority Complex

5. Foundational Beliefs Studied with Freud, ultimately broke away
Adler believed that everyone has a sense of inadequacy/inferiority
Usually if a person feels encouraged, they feel capable and able to be successful; if not, the person may act in unhealthy ways
Focused on the individual and their interaction with society to overcome inferiority
Some people are selfish and just want to take from society and not give thus leading to an inferiority complex
Adler also believed birth order plays a significant role in personality development

7. Sources http://www.alfredadler.edu/about/theory

8. What do you have to overcome to become GREAT at something?
Michael Oher

9. Birth Order

10. Complete the Birth Order Sheet

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12. BOTH SHEETS from today…
Go in your BINDER/PORTFOLIO!!!