I2C - Adlerian Approach

Adlerians have a teleological view of human nature

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Adler stressed that our desire to strive for perfection is learned from our parents.

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“Fictional finalism” is a term that Adlerians use to describe our attitude in dealing with the social world.

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By discussing a client’s earliest recollections, an Adlerian counselor hopes to bring unconscious conflicts to the surface.

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Adlerian counseling focuses on the family constellation and the influence of the family on the individual.

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Adlerians typically do not use techniques of interpretation, for they believe that clients can make their own interpretations without therapist intervention.

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Adler maintained that individuals attempt to overcome feelings of basic inferiority by developing a lifestyle in which success is possible.

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Alfred Adler believed that what we are born with is not as important as what we choose to do with the abilities and limitations we possess

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'Phenomenological' is a concept in Adlerian therapy pertaining to the subjective frame of reference of the client

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Fictional Finalism is an Adlerian concept referring to the client's attitude towards dealing with the social world

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