Alfred Adler
Born: 02-06-1870
Alfred Adler was an Austrian psychiatrist and founding figure in the development of psychotherapy. Born in 1870, he established the school of individual psychology, emphasizing the importance of social influences and community on personality development. Adler introduced concepts like the inferiority complex and the striving for superiority, significantly impacting modern psychological practices. His work laid the groundwork for understanding human behavior through a holistic and socially-oriented lens.
Book summaries for books written by Alfred Adler
Quotes
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.
Imaginary difficulties are incurable.
Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
We are influenced not by the facts but by our interpretation of the facts.