Life Style Analysis: The Adlerian Theory

Within the helping profession, human behavior is known throughout the lenses of the theoretical orientations. The component that influences this orientation includes the unique personality of the counselor as professional and his/her way of conceptualizing the human condition (Corey, 2016). Browsing through the theories I find myself sharing common beliefs with the cognitive therapy and feminism, but my keen interest is answering the “why’s” by understanding the mental state, emotions, and behavior regarding their adaptive role. Meaning that I want to find the factors shaping the personality that we are dealing with. Additionally, I have strong beliefs that the family, society, culture, environment drive our actions and behaviors. And when

On July 18, 1936 Zigmond Adler was born. His mother was a shirt maker and his father was a businessman. At just a small baby boy, his other parent had died. After the death of his mother, his father married another woman. The new marriage didn’t last long, soon they divorced and his father remarried again. This time Zigmond had a half sister so a sibling. He had an uncle that lived a few blocks down. After a little bit, his father essentially forced to labor. Soon his stepmother gave

Adlerian psychotherapists often ask their clients about early recollections. What are the assumptions of this technique and how does it facilitate the therapeutic process?

During the session, Dr. Carlson utilized multiple interventions that indicated his adherence to Adlerian Theory to include lifestyle analysis, specifically, exploring birth order and early recollections. As Dufrene et al. (2016) posited that the goal of Alderian therapy is “to help a client identify and understand mistaken beliefs about self, others, and life; make changes in those beliefs; and thus participate more fully in a social world”, an integral part of the identification process is assessing and understanding the lifestyle of the client (p.135). Through the use of lifestyle analysis in the form of questioning, the

The belief in Adlerian theory fits with my philosophy of life that individual past can help us understand why people attempt to behave a certain way and that people new decisions or goals are influenced by their past decisions. I believe that if I integrate the Adlerian theory into my work, this will give me the opportunity to have a better understanding of my student’s culture, background and past family information which will help me

Last night (Tuesday), Rebbetzin Roth, age 80, passed away. She is the wife of Rabbi Joseph Roth of Beth Dovid Shul in Bnei Brak, and the mother-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Adler, who passed away in the morning.

Alfred Adler was the founder of Adlerian Counseling. He was born in 1870 in the country of Austria. who gave his theory the name Individual Psychology, because he wanted people to see that his theory and methods were designed to help clients help themselves. He believed that everyone had and internal need to be a part of society, and a desire to contribute to that society. That everyone strives for perfection, and everyone initially feels inferior to everyone else. He believed that when that feeling is not overcome, inferiority complexes develop, and if a person tries to overcompensate for inferiority, the develop superiority complex.

As a result of not having a positive tone Adler comes across ineffective in his effort to obtain more people to do volunteer work. One implication of author Michael Adler’s treatment of volunteer work is that we need to “mandate that young people commit a minimum and certain amount of time to community service”. Although Michael Adler does not say do directly, he apparently assumes that forced volunteer work would prepare America better and in result be more connected. While he goes on with his argument he sounds ignorant and less effective when he talks about volunteering as a mandatory which are 2 complete opposites. Adler states “Adding groups like PETA or Save Darfur as a “friend” on MySpace does not replace giving your “real world” time

The counseling style of Adlerian therapy is based on creating a positive therapeutic relationship. Establishing this relationship with Stan, is created in the initial phase. “A positive relationship is created by listening,

Understand, interpret, direct. This statement is an oversimplification of sorts, but defines the essence of Adlerian psychotherapy. From this minimal overview of Adlerian theory, we can begin to elaborate and explore the intricacies of individual psychology. Adlerians are concerned with understanding the unique and private beliefs and strategies of the individual (private logic and mistaken notions) that we create in childhood, and which serve as a reference for attitudes, private views of self, others and the world, and behavior (lifestyle). Therapeutic work with clients involves short-term and intensive work to increase social interest, to encourage a greater sense of responsibility for behavior, and to support behavioral change.

Core constructs. The core constructs of Adlerian theory are feeling of community, inferiority feeling, final goal, lifestyle, scheme of apperception. For instance, we might observe how therapist researched client’s lifestyle in case of Gina and Dr. Carlson. He asked her questions of her early recollections, family structure, her role in a family and other important information connected with family life. Scheme of apperception was partially disclosed while asking questions about how Gina views herself and through than other people.

The Adlerian therapy believes that people are self-determined decision-makers free to choose the goals they want to pursue. This would be helpful to Ruth because she is not clear on who she is, aside from being a mother, wife, and student. She realizes that she does not have a good sense of what she wants from herself and that she typically has chosen to live according to others expectations of her. For the Adlerian theory the therapeutic process helps individuals become aware of their patterns and make some basic changes in their style of living which leads to changes in the way they feel and behave. This would be helpful to Ruth because she describes her life as uneventful predictable and feels panic reaching the age of 40. Using the concept of anti-deterministic from Gestalt and Existential. These theorist believe that people have the ability to change and become more responsible. This will make Ruth more responsible and not just live up to others expectations of her but her own expectations. Assisting Ruth resolve past issues by bringing them into the here and now. Bringing her feelings up to the here and now from when her father caught her playing doctor at the age of six with an eight year old boy. Gestalt theory of the here and now is useful because this would resolve repressed feelings she had about her own emerging sexuality during adolescence. Theoretical

Social embeddedness. One of the most important concepts of Adlerian therapy is the focus on the social importance of humanity. Adler viewed people as social

A counselor duty is to understand his or her client’s problems they are facing with life, and to collect active data about each individual background. The duty of being Alice counselor, I analyze the information that was provided to me and understood that Alice probably was the middle child growing up in her family. Therefore, she was the child who went unnoticed throughout her childhood. This behavior shows up within her marriage, she plays a back role with Javier. Prior to the behavior she exhibits, she has no voice in any family suggestions that are made. Examining the information that was provided to me about Javier, the conclusion I drawn he was the oldest child in his family. Furthermore, the child who’s the oldest in a family holds the most responsibilities, then any other child within the household. Due to circumstances, the behavior Javier shows within his marriage as the one who take care of all the responsibilities, and care for everyone in the household. As using the Adlerian concept, I will focus on Javier’s and Alice’s

Compared to psychoanalysts of Victorian Era, Alfred Adler looked at psychology from a more holistic, humanistic and positive perspective. He was convinced that the main focus should be shifted from biological needs, drives and instincts to individual differences, experience, interaction and social environment. Adler placed great emphasis on sibling and peer group relationships, social interest and achieving perfection. He also introduced the terms inferiority and superiority complex, so commonly used nowadays, to the world.