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Alfred Adler. Michelle Billy. Alfred Adler’s life. Born on February 7, 1870 in the suburbs of Vienna He didn’t walk until he was four because he had rickets Rickets is when the bones are very weak and start to soften because of a lack of vitamin D, calcium and phosphate - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ALFRED ADLER ALFRED ADLER Michelle Billy
ALFRED ADLER’S LIFE ALFRED ADLER’S LIFE
Born on February 7, 1870 in the suburbs of Vienna
He didn’t walk until he was four because he had rickets Rickets is when the bones are very weak and
start to soften because of a lack of vitamin D, calcium and phosphate
When he was five, he almost died of pneumonia
All of these situations made him want to become a doctor
ALFRED ADLER’S LIFE CONTINUED ALFRED ADLER’S LIFE CONTINUED
1895– graduated from the University of Vienna with a medical degree
First he was an ophthalmologist then a general doctor
Later he was a doctor in a children’s hospital for the Austrian Army
1926– became a lecturer for the Long Island College of medicine
Moved to the U.S. and became an psychiatrist
1937– died of a heart attack while giving a lecture
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ADLERINTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ADLER
Because he was failing math, his math teacher talked to his dad and told him that he should be removed from school Adler worked harder and became the top of his
class in math Adler was the first feminist theorist
Wrote about women in his theory books He learned to speak English on his own
he wanted to teach Americans about his theory
ALFRED ADLER’S INDIVIDUAL ALFRED ADLER’S INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY THEORY PSYCHOLOGY THEORY
Believed that everyone’s success was determined by their personal motivation and will to succeed
Believed that each person was unique and that all of the other theories were not made for everyone
Parts to his theory: Goal Orientation Unity of personality Self-Determination and Uniqueness Social Context The Feeling of Community
Goal OrientationGoal Orientation
Everyone determines their own success by their goals
Their goals are not always conscious We make goals without knowing that we made
them We make goals to make everything we do
worth while and feel accomplished
Unity of PersonalityUnity of Personality
Thoughts feelings, emotions and behaviors can be understood through a person’s life style The reasoning behind these are different for
everyone because everyone is uniquely different Each of these things can be linked together
SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL CONTEXT
Three important life task: Occupation Love Relationships with others
Larger systems that we are apart of: Family Community All of humanity Our planet
The way we respond to the first system is related to our views on life
COMMUNITY OF FEELINGS COMMUNITY OF FEELINGS
We have set narratives in order to cope with being in the world Someone without these narratives is considered
self-absorbed We use these narratives because we think
there is a benefit If we don’t think there will be a benefit, the
narratives won’t be used
ALFRED ADLER’S DREAM THEORY ALFRED ADLER’S DREAM THEORY
Dreams are problem solving devices The more dreams someone has, the more
problems they are likely to have The opposite is also true
It is important to learn from your dreams Dreams are an open pathway to your
thoughts, emotions and actions Situations that occur in real life are made
easier in dreams
LIFE APPLICATIONS LIFE APPLICATIONS
The child is encouraged to overcome their bad feelings Both parents and teacher can help their child/
student by sending them positive encouragement/ messages
The child is encouraged to correct assumptions, attitudes, behaviors, and feelings about themselves and the world that have been mistaken Teachers and parents should model what they
want to see from the child
BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHY "Alfred Adler." Psychology History. N.p., n.d.
Web. 08 May 2013. "Alfred Adler: Theory and Application."
Practical Psychology, Inspiring Change. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
"Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Alfred Adler." Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Alfred Adler. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
"Lowdoorway." Lowdoorway. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.