Comparing Adlerian Theory And Person Centered Approach

Introduction
Throughout the course of our lives, we as an individual have developed values, belief and attitudes. These were developed mostly from our family, friends and the life events that we had experienced in which give us the sense of who we are and the perception on how we view the world. Most of the time, values were built from specific events that we experienced whereby leads us to recognize personal values, discover what is actually vital for us and who we want to be. In order to find out our own personal values or beliefs, it is important for us in reflecting on our past life events and identifies what are the qualities we hold on to and what values that were notable and worthy to us. Values somehow guide us on how we are going to live our lives and help us on the decision we make in any situation. Hence, it is important for us to identify and know our personal values. …show more content…
According to Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2012), Adlerian theory stressed on individual psychology where individual keenly shape themselves and their surroundings. The concept birth order is one of the components in this theory. Basically, birth order is used to define and describe one’s personality and to predict human behaviour. The reason I choose Adlerian birth order theory is that it has impact me in developing certain