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The Neo-Freudians: Overview + Adler

Alfred Adler was a colleague of Freud who later developed his own school of thought called neo-Freudianism. Some key aspects of Adler's theory included striving for superiority to overcome feelings of inferiority from early childhood, and that birth order influences personality development and psychological health. Specifically, he believed firstborns are prone to feeling dethroned and like problem children, middles develop strong achievement striving, and lasts and only children may feel pampered or inadequate. However, current research has limitations and calls some of Adler's birth order claims into question.

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The Neo-Freudians: Overview + Adler

Alfred Adler was a colleague of Freud who later developed his own school of thought called neo-Freudianism. Some key aspects of Adler's theory included striving for superiority to overcome feelings of inferiority from early childhood, and that birth order influences personality development and psychological health. Specifically, he believed firstborns are prone to feeling dethroned and like problem children, middles develop strong achievement striving, and lasts and only children may feel pampered or inadequate. However, current research has limitations and calls some of Adler's birth order claims into question.

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THE NEO-

FREUDIANS
Overview + Adler
Neo-Freudians
Alfred Adler

■ Colleague
■ Formed own
society/group
■ Basic tenets:
■ Improvement of the
human condition
Striving for Superiority

- Weaknesses  strengths
- Feelings begin in infancy
Inferiority/Superiority

- Inferiority complex
- Superiority complex
- 3 contributions:
BIRTH ORDER
Adler vs. current research
Discussion Questions:

■ How do you think your particular birth order affects your


personality?
– Were there differences in the ways your
parent(s)/guardian(s) treated you vs. your siblings that
you think could have been based solely on your birth
order?
– What advantages/disadvantages did you have because
of your particular birth order?
Birth Order
Birth order – Adler’s Theory

A. Firstborn
Center of attention 
Dethroned monarch
Problem-children
Prone to psych distress
Birth order - theory

B. Middle born
Develop strong superiority striving
Achievement oriented
Most psychologically healthy
Never pampered
Birth order - theory

C. Last born
Pampered
2nd most prone
to psych distress
Birth order - theory

D. Only child
Possibly inadequate social skills
Dependency
Self-centered
Birth order - research

Intelligence
General Research Limitations

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