An Adlerian Perspective Of Jenny

In the novel “Across Five Aprils” the character Jenny Creighton and I were the most similar ones. Both Jenny and I have our own ability of thinking. As all of Jenny’s older brothers gone for war, she tends to take the farm to help Mama and Papa, which as my mother gone for reasons I would tend to play the role of her, for caring my brother and sister. Since I am the eldest child from the family. Along the way, there might be dangerous as Jenny went to Washington as she learns Shad was hurt. I believe when similar situations happen I will do the same. All in all, these are the characteristic I have been in alike with Jenny, she was the most similar

Oates begins her story much like any other author showing a dysfunctional family, with depictions of dysfunction, rebellion, and mindlessness of those who are most important. Connie, the main character, is shown as the redheaded step child so to speak, she is neglected by her father and receives nothing but negativity from her mother. Now, there is always the argument that Connie is an immature teenager who has not yet had to grow up and face the music of responsibility; however, the lack of defined parental structure in her life hinders her capability to flourish as a young adult. For example, Oates writes “Their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn't bother talking much to them, but around his bent head Connie's mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over.” (Oates, 468) The excerpt describes the relationship of Connie and her parents to a tee with the description of the ignorance of her father and the personal anguish with her mother. Oates uses language to paint the picture she wants the reader to see and follows through on the image she has manifested.

In the article the author talks about how much Ms. DeWitt judged her life in comparison to her classmates , her parents and how she constantly wanted to please everyone else standards . Ms. DeWitt is an example of many young students who suffer from rejection in school, students who see themselves as a failure and lack the parental support to manage those

Traumatic experiences may negatively impact one emotionally. Neglect and lack of support from one’s care taker can take a toll on one’s mental health. In the film, Jennifer is struggling internally because her father refuses to establish a relationship with her. He chooses to see the worst in her, which leads her to feel isolated. Therefore, she is unable to feel joy about her accomplishments because she does not have her father’s approval. The Principal at her school encourages Jennifer to believe in herself and value her accomplishments. In addition, she empathizes with Jennifer and confides in her about her own father’s disapproval. This helps Jennifer feel like she is not alone and that it’s possible to move on without the support of one’s parent. The reassuring words of her Principal instill Jennifer with a sense of pride, instead of her usual feelings of disappointment and worthlessness. This indicates that lack of positive reaffirmation is impacting her cognitive development. She is experiencing negative feelings and self-doubt due to the lack of support from a

As a young adult Jenny went to an all girls’ college while Forrest played football at the University of Alabama. This was the beginning of Forrest’s success and Jenny’s bad decisions. Jenny started messing around with boys and getting in trouble. Forrest rescued her from being with a guy, but Jenny could not let herself be close to Forrest even though her cared for her deeply. Her bad behavior caused her to be kicked out of school. Jenny decided that she wanted to become a famous singer, but somewhere along the way she ended up singing naked in a strip club. Again Forrest rescued her and again she was ungrateful and ended up leaving behind the one person in her life that cared about her most. The next time Jenny is seen she had been spending time with hippies at anti-war protests. Forrest tries to get Jenny out of another abusive relationship, but she doesn’t want to be saved and leaves Forrest again.

Jenny Puchovier was so excited. She had a pack of Starburst in her lunch and she had been looking forward to eating them all morning. Lunch finally came and Jenny sat down to eat her Starbursts when her friend Yudy sat next to her. “Let me get the pink ones,” asked Yudy. Jenny liked the pink ones best, but she thought Yudy was funny and Jenny wanted Yudy to like her, so Jenny gave Yudy all of her pink Starbursts. Before Jenny was done giving Yudy the pink ones, Carrie sat on the other side of Jenny. “Let me get the red and the orange ones, Jenny. Remember when I gave you that Snickers?” Jenny didn’t remember that, though she did remember when Carrie ate a whole Snickers in front of her, but Jenny thought Carrie was cool, so she

However, it is important to mention, that there are good public schools. Subsequently, there’s just not enough space for every child. In the film we meet five students. The first student we met was Anthony. Anthony, lived with his grandmother. In addition, Anthony lost his father to drugs. Similarly, Anthony’s mother is not mentioned. Therefore, Anthony was held back a grade. The next student we meet is Daisy. Daisy, has dreams of becoming a nurse or a veterinary. Daisy lives with both parents. However, her mother is the only on employed in the home. Although, Daisy’s, prospects will pose a challenge as the junior high school she will attend feeds into a notoriously failing school. Nevertheless, Daisy and her teacher are hopeful and confident that daisy’s efforts will be a positive determiner.

The concept of vicarious reinforcement is continued on as Astrid plays the new role of a church-going, born-again believer in attempt to please Carolee, her new foster mother. As Astrid begins to process the information of her environment she quickly learns the consequences of not fitting the desired mold. Astrid attempts to please all members of her new foster family, yet is outed when Carolee begins to feel threatened by Astrid’s beauty. As the tables begin to turn within the family Astrid clings to the only support she has, Ray. This shift in adornment

Adlerian therapy begins with an assessment of the patient which involves interview questions about family and childhood memories, according to Watts (2003). Patients will fill out questionnaires that asked questions relating to these memories. Based on the answers that were provided, the therapist will then help identify how family dynamics have influenced the patient’s sense of self and the world. Through assessment of personal history based on the questionnaire and answers provided, the therapist will help the patient realize where “mistakes” have been made in regards to self and world perception (Carlson, 2017).

I think the most pressing problem of this case study is that Melissa was not taught to respect all her teachers and authorities. Her parents and teachers should have emphasized the importance of listening to adults and “doing your job,” as a student. I believe another problem is that Melissa has not developed in the punishment and obedience stage of pre-conventional reasoning. Kohlberg would explain that Melissa does not seem to care about the consequences of not listening. Melissa’s social-emotional development is also not developed, yet it should be at this time. According to McDevitt and Ormrod, Melissa should be aware that her own actions will affect others. This also goes in with Piaget’s egocentrism in the pre-operational stage of

In Adlerian counseling, it has been structured around four central objectives and they are one to establish the proper therapeutic relationship. The second is to explore the psychological dynamics operating on the client. The second objective is the assessment of the client. The third one is to encourage the development of self-understanding and the last one is to help the client make new choices. In the first phase, the client and the therapist are working together in ways to make a relationship. The client and the therapist want to have a relationship that is deep, caring and is involved. In phase one, the client and the therapist should make a person-to- person contact. Once you make contact with each other you can find out “problem”.

In the story “I Just Wanna Be average” poetry, scholarly research, textbook, and book writer Mike Rose recounts his years in vocational track school. I agree with Rose’s views on teachers not valuing their students and them neglecting them as well. The sentence “I just want to be average” is what manifested this whole paper. Not an individual not a person at high standards but just average, Roses approach to this issue is very significant and formal. He fixates on this sentence because he then realizes that those in the vocational school were trying to be someone else instead of themselves. “Reject the confusion and frustration by openly defining yourself as the Common Joe” (Rose 3). The common joe was exactly

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.

1. How congruent is the theory with your truth/personal philosophy? Alfred Adler said, “I would like to stress that the life of the human soul is not a ‘being’ but a ‘becoming’.” In my opinion, this quotation is a perfect summation of both what we have learned about the Adlerian theory and of my own personal philosophy for life. The congruency between my philosophy and the Adlerian theory was immediately apparent, because like Adler, I believe in a holistic and teleological approach to life. Adler believed in a holistic concept of looking at a person as a whole, rather than a sum of its parts unlike what Freud

Adlerian theory, also referred to as individual psychology, stresses the need to understand individuals within their social context (Mosak & Maniacci, 2014). Interestingly, Alfred Adler gave his theoretical framework the name, Individual Psychology, which derives from the Latin term individuum. The meaning of individuum translates to “indivisible” and represents the holistic foundation of Adlerian theory (Mosak & Maniacci, 2014). Adlerians assume that every behavior has a purpose, causing them to focus on clients’ “style of life”, or consistent themes that occur throughout their life. Mosak and Maniacci (2014) describe Adler’s “style of life” as, “bias apperceptions about self, others, and the world from a self-consistent cognitive and attitudinal set which organizes and directs movement toward the goal” (p. 12). Accordingly, Adlerian concepts revolve around achieving the main tasks of life through cooperation rather than competition, in work, friendship, love, self-task, and spiritual task (Mosak & Maniacci, 2014). Furthermore, this theory focuses on influences that might encourage the development of exaggerated inferiority, and how these feelings can push people to better themselves in guiding the self-ideal and altering the way they strive toward success, such as through choices and level of responsibility.