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AGENDA• Founder of the theory• History of theory• Major tenets of the theory• Techniques within the theory• Applications of the theory

FOUNDER OF THE THEORY• Albert Adler (February 7, 1870 –

May 28, 1937)• Psychiatrist in Vienna in the late

1800s, but was also an eye doctor

• Two of his four children became psychiatrists

• Worked with Dr. Sigmund Freud but diverged in thought from Freud

• Provided counseling and education

• Equality and individual rights were essential to Adler

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Adler#Personal_life and http://www.alfredadler.org/what-is-an-adlerian

Dr. Adler talks to a young girl

HISTORY OF THE THEORY• Began in psychoanalytic

movement as part of Vienna Psychoanalytic Society

• Broke from the Society and formed theory of individual psychology

• Created many clinics and continued to develop his theory

• Most famously developed the concepts in inferiority/superiority complexes

• Married a socialist activist, influenced by Marx and Nietzsche; let to strong beliefs about the role of the individual and the individual as the central figure in psychoanalysis Group photo of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Adler#Personal_life

MAJOR TENETS OF THE THEORY• Unity of the individual• Goal orientation• Self-determination• Social context• Feeling of community• Mental health• Treatment

Reference: http://alfredadler.edu/about/theory

Photo of a brain made from gears that shows the complexity of the brain yet it is one organ that functions holistically

SOME TECHNIQUES IN ADLERIAN THERAPY• Encouragement—leads to positive

mental health as the counselor is modeling the behavior

• Hypnosis—seeks alternative hypothesis for the client’s behavior

• “Push Button”—allow client to interrupt depression

• Catching oneself—enables clients to recognize and identify their own problems

• “Spitting in the soup”—assist client in recognizing intentions that they may not be aware of

• “As if”– asking clients to pretend that they are the person they would like to be

Reference: http://alfredadler.edu/sites/default/files/Therapeutic%20Chameleon-EFC-SLIDES.pdf

Cartoon depicting a “what-if” scenario

APPLICATIONS OF ADLERIAN THERAPY• Individual

counseling• Couples therapy• Family therapy• Child and teen

therapy• Diverse

populations Photo of a group therapy session

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