He was born in Vienna, year 1870. He earned a medical degree in 1895. Adler believed we as humans are social creatures. He believed we are born with this innate desire to care for others and want to be cared for in return. Adler endured a traumatic near death experience as a young boy. He was sickly and spent much of his time feeling inferior to others. He defined the Inferiority Complex as a belief that you are not strong enough, smart enough, or good enough. He was firm in his belief that no one should feel this way. On the contrary, he defined a Superiority Complex as a belief you are better than others because of repressed feelings of inferiority. This can be displayed as aggression, depression or accusation (Feist, Feist & Roberts 2008). Adler stated that an affirmative attitude toward humanity was essential to mental health. Adler believed striving for success was when we have a social interest and are motivated by it. Viewing people as teammates not opponents. "My success is not your loss" (Feist, Feist & Roberts 2008). Our style of life more modernly known as lifestyle is not what we connoted it to nowadays; however, Adler defined it as a person's goals, self concept, feelings for others and attitude toward the world. He claimed only children, oftenly are socially mature. Adler soundly believed that perception shapes
He was born in Vienna, year 1870. He earned a medical degree in 1895. Adler believed we as humans are social creatures. He believed we are born with this innate desire to care for others and want to be cared for in return. Adler endured a traumatic near death experience as a young boy. He was sickly and spent much of his time feeling inferior to others. He defined the Inferiority Complex as a belief that you are not strong enough, smart enough, or good enough. He was firm in his belief that no one should feel this way. On the contrary, he defined a Superiority Complex as a belief you are better than others because of repressed feelings of inferiority. This can be displayed as aggression, depression or accusation (Feist, Feist & Roberts 2008). Adler stated that an affirmative attitude toward humanity was essential to mental health. Adler believed striving for success was when we have a social interest and are motivated by it. Viewing people as teammates not opponents. "My success is not your loss" (Feist, Feist & Roberts 2008). Our style of life more modernly known as lifestyle is not what we connoted it to nowadays; however, Adler defined it as a person's goals, self concept, feelings for others and attitude toward the world. He claimed only children, oftenly are socially mature. Adler soundly believed that perception shapes