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The Adlerian view of human nature
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-humans are motivated by social interest, by striving toward goals, and by dealing with the tasks of life
-people have the capacity to interpret, influence, and to create events |
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Key concepts of Adlerian therapy include:
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-understanding individual's from their subjective realities
-unity of personality -the purposeful nature of human behavior -the family constellation -striving for significance and superiority -imp. of dev. a unique lifestyle |
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Subjective reality is:
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-the individual's perceptions, thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs, convictions, and conclusions
-more important in understanding individuals than objective realities |
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Personality can only be understood:
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-holistically and systematically
-ind. is seen as an indivisible whole, born, reared, and living in specific familial, social, and cultural contexts |
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A cornerstone of Adlerian theory is:
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-the purposeful nature of human behavior
-a basic assumption is that we can only think, feel, and act in relation to our perception of our goals |
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Striving for significance and superiority means
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-people counter feelings of inferiority with the need to seek mastery ("superiority") and by striving for perfection
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The unique ways in which people develop a style of striving for competence is what constitutes:
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individuality
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What is an individual's "lifestyle"?
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-an individual's core beliefs and assumptions through which the person organizes his or her reality and finds meaning in life events
-a.k.a. "plan of life", "style of life", "life movement", "road map for life", "strategy for living" -it is the characteristic way in which we move toward our life goal |
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It is our ____________ of events rather than our ___________ of events that are the decisive factors that shape personality.
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-interpretations
-actual experiences |
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We must successfully master these three universal life tasks:
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1. building friendships (social task)
2. establishing intimacy (love-marriage task) 3. contributing to society (occupational task) |
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Anxiety results when this is not fulfilled:
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-our sense of belonging
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Actual birth order itself is less important than _________.
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-one's interpretation of his or her place in the family
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The 5 psychological birth order positions identified by Adler are:
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1. Oldest
2. Second of only two 3. Middle 4. Youngest 5. Only |
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The oldest child:
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-tends to be dependable and hard-working
-strives to keep ahead -once received a good deal of attention only to lose it when another sibling arrives -may feel he/she is no longer unique or special |
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The second child:
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-shares attention with another child from the time of his/her birth
-typically behaves as if she were in a race and is generally under full steam at all times -engages in competition with the older sibling that can influence later life -is often opposite to the firstborn |
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The middle child:
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-often feels squeezed out
-may feel life is unfair and feel cheated -may assume a "poor me" attitude and can become a problem child |
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The youngest child:
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-tend to be most pampered
-tend to go their own way, they often develop in ways no others in the family have thought about |
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The only child:
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-shares a high achievement drive with the oldest child
-may not learn to share or cooperate easily with others -learns how to relate best with adults -often pampered, may become dependently tied to one or both parents -may want to have center stage all the time and if her position is challenged may feel it is unfair |
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Working with what assumes a key role in Adlerian therapy?
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-family dynamics, especially relationships among siblings
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Therapeutic goals in Adlerian Therapy include:
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-to challenge clients' basic premises and life goals: identifying, exploring, and disclosing mistaken goals and faulty assumptions
-to offer encouragement so individuals can develop socially useful goals |
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The main aim of Adlerian Therapy is:
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-to develop the clients sense of belonging and to assist in the adoption of behaviors and processes characterized by community feeling and social interest
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The view of clients who seek therapy is:
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-that clients are discouraged vs. "sick" or needing to be "cured"
-symptoms are attempted solutions to the problems clients are experiencing |
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The counseling process in Adlerian therapy focuses on:
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-providing information
-teaching -guiding -offering encouragement |
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Goals for the educational process of Adlerian Therapy are:
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-fostering social interest
-helping clients overcome feelings of discouragement & inferiority -modifying clients' views and goals (changing their lifestyle) -changing faulty motivation -assisting clients to feel a sense of equality with others -helping people to become contributing members of society |