1. Alfred Adler
Michelle Billy

2. Alfred Adler’s life Born on February 7, 1870 in the suburbs of Vienna
He didn’t walk until he was four because he had rickets
Rickets is when the bones are very weak and start to soften because of a lack of vitamin D, calcium and phosphate
When he was five, he almost died of pneumonia
All of these situations made him want to become a doctor

3. Alfred Adler’s life continued
1895– graduated from the University of Vienna with a medical degree
First he was an ophthalmologist then a general doctor
Later he was a doctor in a children’s hospital for the Austrian Army
1926– became a lecturer for the Long Island College of medicine
Moved to the U.S. and became an psychiatrist
1937– died of a heart attack while giving a lecture

4. Interesting facts about Adler
Because he was failing math, his math teacher talked to his dad and told him that he should be removed from school
Adler worked harder and became the top of his class in math
Adler was the first feminist theorist
Wrote about women in his theory books
He learned to speak English on his own
he wanted to teach Americans about his theory

5. Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology Theory
Believed that everyone’s success was determined by their personal motivation and will to succeed
Believed that each person was unique and that all of the other theories were not made for everyone
Parts to his theory:
Goal Orientation
Unity of personality
Self-Determination and Uniqueness
Social Context
The Feeling of Community

6. Goal Orientation Everyone determines their own success by their goals
Their goals are not always conscious
We make goals without knowing that we made them
We make goals to make everything we do worth while and feel accomplished

7. Unity of Personality
Thoughts feelings, emotions and behaviors can be understood through a person’s life style
The reasoning behind these are different for everyone because everyone is uniquely different
Each of these things can be linked together

8. Social context Three important life task:
Occupation
Love
Relationships with others
Larger systems that we are apart of:
Family
Community
All of humanity
Our planet
The way we respond to the first system is related to our views on life

9. Community of feelings
We have set narratives in order to cope with being in the world
Someone without these narratives is considered self-absorbed
We use these narratives because we think there is a benefit
If we don’t think there will be a benefit, the narratives won’t be used

10. Alfred Adler’s Dream Theory
Dreams are problem solving devices
The more dreams someone has, the more problems they are likely to have
The opposite is also true
It is important to learn from your dreams
Dreams are an open pathway to your thoughts, emotions and actions
Situations that occur in real life are made easier in dreams

11. Life applications
The child is encouraged to overcome their bad feelings
Both parents and teacher can help their child/ student by sending them positive encouragement/ messages
The child is encouraged to correct assumptions, attitudes, behaviors, and feelings about themselves and the world that have been mistaken
Teachers and parents should model what they want to see from the child

12. Bibliography
"Alfred Adler." Psychology History. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
"Alfred Adler: Theory and Application." Practical Psychology, Inspiring Change. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
"Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Alfred Adler." Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Alfred Adler. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
"Lowdoorway." Lowdoorway. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.