According to alfred adler, which of the following statements is true about organ inferiorities?

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Which of the following statements is true about Alfred Adler's hypotheses about youngest children in a family?
What is organ inferiority in psychology?
Which of the following is the description of Adler's pampered style of life?
Which of the following statements is true about children who feel pampered?

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Chapter 03
Adler: Individual Psychology

1. Differentiate the striving for superiority and the striving for success in Alfred Adler's theory of personality.

Answer:

A. Originally, Alfred Adler spoke of the striving for superiority as the final goal for all people, but after he placed emphasis on social interest, he made a distinction between striving for superiority and striving for success.
B. In Alfred Adler's final theory, the striving for superiority was seen as an attempt to gain personal superiority over other people. As such, it is pathological and devoid of a high level of social interest. For example, a person may give money to a street beggar to convey a message of superiority over the beggar.
C. After Alfred Adler began to see the importance of social interest, he talked about striving for success, which he defined as success for all humanity. The striving for success is thus motivated by a high level of social interest and not by personal gain. A person who strives for success may give money to a street beggar out of interest in the beggar as part of humanity. A person with high social interest would genuinely care about the beggar and may extend that care beyond merely giving money.

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2. Describe the role of subjective perceptions in Alfred Adler's theory of personality.

Answer:

A. To Alfred Adler, objective reality (such as a deformed hand) does not determine style of life; rather, style of life is shaped by one's view of reality.
B. People are motivated more by fictions, or expectations of the future, than by experiences of the past. Fictions influence people as if they really existed. Expectations of the future reflect the concept of teleology and are opposed to the influence of past events, which emphasizes causality.
C. Alfred Adler believed that people are "blessed" by organ inferiorities. The inferiority itself does not determine the direction of a person's striving, but one's view of one's inferiority can lead to either healthy or unhealthy striving.

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3. List and describe three Adlerian safeguarding tendencies.

Answer:

A. Safeguarding tendencies take the form of neurotic symptoms and are designed to protect an inflated self-image against public disgrace.
B. The most common of Adlerian safeguarding tendencies are excuses, and these can take the form of either the "Yes, but" excuse or the "If only" excuse. With either excuse, a person is attempting to protect a real sense of self-worth by deceiving other people into believing that he or she is a worthy person.
C. A second safeguarding tendency is aggression, which may take the form of depreciation, accusation, or self-accusation.
In all three cases, a person aggresses against others or self in order to gain personal superiority.
D. The third safeguarding tendency is to withdraw, or run away from life's difficulties. People can withdraw by (1) moving backward; (2) standing still, which avoids responsibility for growing up; (3) hesitating, which gives people the excuse that "It's too late now"; and (4) constructing obstacles so that they can demonstrate their superiority by overcoming the obstacle.

The “sole criterion of human values,” Alfred Adler said, is

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Question 91 out of 1 pointsAdlerian safeguarding tendencies protect _____ against public disgrace and loss of self-esteem.

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Question 101 out of 1 pointsAlthough Alfred Adler’s theory is optimistic, it can be criticized for its

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Question 111 out of 1 pointsAlfred Adler borrowed his ideas on fictionalism from

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Which of the following statements is true about Alfred Adler's hypotheses about youngest children in a family?

In the context of family constellation, which of the following statements is true about Alfred Adler's hypotheses about youngest children in a family? They are often highly motivated to exceed older siblings.

What is organ inferiority in psychology?

By. the insight of being deficient or somehow lesser than other people as a outcome of aversive emotions about a physical attribute. Any form of structural flaw or growth deformity, authentic or imagined, might generate such emotions of inadequacy and attempts for compensation.

Which of the following is the description of Adler's pampered style of life?

Pampered Style of Life They are characterized by extreme discouragement, indecisiveness, oversensitivity, impatience, and exaggerated emotion, especially anxiety. They see the world with private vision and believe that they are entitled to be first in everything (Adler, 1927, 1964).