Sonjia D.Lynch November 19‚ 2009 Scholarly Paper COU 6312-40 Group Counseling Dr. Crook The Adlerian theory‚ which was named after Alfred Adler‚ primarily emphasizes birth order‚ individual life styles‚ social interests‚ and concepts pertaining to inferiority and superiority as principle components of personality. For Adler‚ psychological health is determined by the level of social contribution beneficial to the greater community. To the
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capacities to live in society cooperatively. People have the capacity to interpret‚ influence‚ and create events. Each person at an early age creates a unique style of life‚ which tends to remain relatively constant throughout life (Day‚ 2008). Adlerian therapy stresses the unity of personality‚ the need to view people from their subjective perspective‚ and the importance of life goals that give direction to behavior. People are motivated by social interest and by finding goals to give life meaning
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Shelby Stengle CNCO 6352 Interpretative Paper Adlerian Theory June 18‚ 2009 Introduction and Background: Adlerian theory is historically noted for being the first major philisophical theory to break from the beliefs of Sigmund Freud. Originated by Alfred Adler‚ who was born on February 7‚ 1870 and raised in a middle-class Hungarian-Jewish family‚ this theory is deeply rooted in the early life experiences of it’s founder. Aldler’s formative years were riddled with
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VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE Behaviour is purposeful and goal oriented Consciousness more than Unconsciousness Choice and Responsibility Meaning in life Striving or success‚ completion and perfection Drive to overcome our sense of inferiority Motivates us to strive for mastery‚ success (superiority) and completion Life Goal: unifies the personality and becomes the source of human motivation Humans have the capacity to interpret‚ influence and create events Genetics and heredity are not as import Important
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Framework and Application 2 Samantha Erb COUN5239 Theories of Psychotherapy December 14‚ 2014 Dr. Damaris Conrad Abstract Within this paper there will be a description of the Cognitive Behavioral Theory‚ the theories basic philosophies‚ how the theory aligns with my own values and philosophy‚ evidence supporting this theory‚ appropriateness for diverse populations. Along with providing information on the Cognitive Behavioral Theory‚ this theory will be applied to the case of Margarita which
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field to address the topic of working with multiracial clients‚ but Adlerian therapy has been found to be effective for working with multiracial clients because this theory examines the social environment of an individual. One of the goals of this type of therapy is for a client to make decisions and define themselves‚ instead of being put into a generalized category. Adlerian theory recognizes that people are part of larger
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Fundamental Viewpoints Adlerian theory considers that there are tasks of life‚ which include love‚ work‚ society‚ spirituality‚ and self (Watts‚ 2000‚ pg.13) and each one exists within a person. When a person has a true sense of community feeling or the sense of belonging does a person have a high social interest (Curlette & Kern‚ 2010). Social interest happens when the individual’s thoughts and behaviors contribute to society as a whole. (Watts‚ 2000‚ pg. 13-14). Adlerian theory states that everyone
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THEORIES OF ADLERIAN AND PERSON-CENTER The two theories I gravitate towards in order to be an effective school counselor are Person-Centered and Adlerian. These two theories are important to me‚ because‚ Adlerian therapy deals with issues revolving family and birth order and Person centered is very self directing. These are powerful theories that I connect too‚ because I grew up with several siblings and the importance of being genuine and empathic‚ were values that were instilled in me. The
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approach. Although chapter 11 does a great job of incorporating the psychoanalytic theory into the insight stage‚ it does not give any attention to any other areas of psychology. The textbook should apply the humanistic or person centered approach to the insight stage. The textbook should explain the humanistic approach and then discuss how it can be employed in the insight stage. Based on the readings on theories‚ the humanistic perspective emphasizes a person-centered approach and focuses on individual
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feeling‚ or social sense come close. Adler and many of his followers came to prefer the term ‘feeling of community’ (Ansbacher & Ansbacher‚ 1956‚ p. 135). Eriksson (1992) views Adler’s writings (as translated by Ansbacher) and the writings of other Adlerians as leading to one definition of this concept: “maintaining an affirmative‚ optimistic‚ understanding‚ and loving attitude to life and self so as to gain a sense of harmony and kinship with a friendly universe and therefore also a loving interest
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