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| Humans are motivated primarily by social relatedness than sexual oriented. Behavior is purposeful and goal directed consciousness |
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| narrow on his emphasis on biological and instinctual determination. Humans are motivated by sexual urges interpersonal relationships |
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| "We create ourselves rather than merely being shaped by our childhood experiences" |
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| Adler saw that humans as both creators and creations of their own lives. people develop a unique sense of living that is both a movement toward expression and selected goals |
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| Does Adler believe human behavior was deterministic? |
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| Humans are motivated primarily by social relatedness. behavior is purposeful and goal directed consciousness than unconsciousness. |
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| Freedom of choice according to Adler? |
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| responsibility and meaning of life. striving for success. completion and perfection |
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| core beliefs and assumptions that guide each person's movement through life to give meaning to life events. connecting themes and rules of interaction that unify our actions |
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| what is striving for superiority? |
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| to overcome inferiority and strive for increasingly higher levels of development |
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| Therapeutic Goals of Adlerian Therapy |
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1. foster social interest
2. move clients away from discouragement and inferiority
3.modify client's views and goals that change lifestyle
4. encourage clients to recognize they are equal among others
5. change faulty motivation
6. helping people become contributing members of society |
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| Adlerian view regarding techniques |
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1.Establish proper therapeutic relationship
2. Evaluate psychological dynamics (assessment)
3. Encourage client's to development of self (insight/purpose and understanding)
4.Help clients make new choices (reorientation and reeducation) |
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| What is the role of insight? |
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| understanding translated into constructive action- understanding of motivations that operate in a clients' life. Hidden purpose of goals and behaviors |
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A concept that assigns probability to having a certain set of experiences based on one’s position in the family
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| Adler’s five psychological positions |
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1.Oldest child– receives more attention, spoiled,center of attention
2. Second of only two– behaves as if in a race, often opposite to first child
3.Middle– often feels squeezed out
4.Youngest– the baby
5.Only– does not learn to share or cooperate with other children, learns to deal with adults |
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| Did Adler adopt the medical model? |
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no its a growth model. It is based on the holistic concept. A phenomenological approach. Teleological explanation of human behavior. Social interest is stressed
Birth order and sibling relationships. Therapy as teaching, informing and encouraging. Basic mistakes in the client’s private logic
The therapeutic relationship—a collaborative partnership |
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| What roles do defense mechanisms play in Adlerian theory |
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| Humans are motivated by a sense of belonging. so a major defense mechanism is compensation and sometimes is illogical to an individual's detriment |
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