ALFRED A

DLER

B Y Y OU

NJ I A N

D H E Y L E Y

THEORY

Feelings of inferiority

Getting rid of these feelings

Overcoming these feelings

WHERE DOES PERSONALITY COME FROM?

Compensation

Resignation

Over-compensation

HOW SHOULD WE ASSESS PERSONALITY?

Behavioral observations, paper and pencil tests, or projective techniques

Example: Birth order personality test

PROS/CONS OF THEORY

Family background, current lifestyle, childhood experience

Flexibility of Adlerian Theory

Lack of Depth

Birth order personality quiz – too broad

BIRTH ORDER PERSONALITY TEST

• http://www.richardwiseman.com/oneshow.html

ONLINE SOURCES

• http://suite101.com/article/the-personality-theory-of-alfred-adler-a157755

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_psychology

• http://www.christiehunter.com/personality/alderian-therapy.htm