mood swings and some of her coworkers have noticed this on her work performance. Her daily routine consists of working 9 to 10 hours coming home to cook for her husband and daughter, also, make sure that Emma’s homework is done and she is ready for school the next day. While she finds it more difficult to do her job, work does appear to be a significant stressor. Jelani has come across ongoing issues paying her overall rent and due to this many more issues have taken place between both Jelani and Brandon. Normally, he will be on his phone more than interacting with her and constantly goes out and comes back late, Brandon has always been a very jealous man, he complains a lot about Jelani. She suspects that there is another woman in his life.
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Early on she developed the belief that she was imperfect and unlovable, beliefs that were strengthened by the attention heaped upon her younger siblings and by increasing academic expectations of her father. It is understandable that Jelani came to view herself as unlovable and defective as a result of the circumstances of her childhood. In this particular case, a therapist using Adler’s approach will look at Jelani’s view of herself. Indeed, she is aware that she doesn’t express her needs very clear and she is not very happy about her work life. Furthermore, the most basic goal of Adlerian therapy is to challenge client’s premises and life goals. “Adlerian Therapy is a growth model. It stresses a positive view of human nature and that we are in control of our own fate and not a victim to it.” (PsyWEB, …show more content…
Adler named his approach Individual Psychology for its emphasis on viewing the individual holistically According to Adler, character traits and behaviors derive primarily from developmental issues, including birth order. In the same way, he placed considerable importance upon family constellation. Adler observed that individuals in similar positions in different families often adapted common characteristics and adaptive behaviors. "Of course there is much which is the same for all children in the same home, but the psychological situation of each child is individual and differs from that of others, because of the order of their succession" (Adler, 1956, p.
Early on she developed the belief that she was imperfect and unlovable, beliefs that were strengthened by the attention heaped upon her younger siblings and by increasing academic expectations of her father. It is understandable that Jelani came to view herself as unlovable and defective as a result of the circumstances of her childhood. In this particular case, a therapist using Adler’s approach will look at Jelani’s view of herself. Indeed, she is aware that she doesn’t express her needs very clear and she is not very happy about her work life. Furthermore, the most basic goal of Adlerian therapy is to challenge client’s premises and life goals. “Adlerian Therapy is a growth model. It stresses a positive view of human nature and that we are in control of our own fate and not a victim to it.” (PsyWEB, …show more content…
Adler named his approach Individual Psychology for its emphasis on viewing the individual holistically According to Adler, character traits and behaviors derive primarily from developmental issues, including birth order. In the same way, he placed considerable importance upon family constellation. Adler observed that individuals in similar positions in different families often adapted common characteristics and adaptive behaviors. "Of course there is much which is the same for all children in the same home, but the psychological situation of each child is individual and differs from that of others, because of the order of their succession" (Adler, 1956, p.