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The individual psychology of Alfred Adler : a systematic presentation in selections from his writings

Print Book, English, 1964
First Harper torchbook edition View all formats and editions
Harper & Row, New York, 1964
xxiii, 503 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
9780061311543, 9780060904715, 0061311545, 0060904712
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Introduction: Individual psychology in its larger setting / Heinz L. Ansbacher and Rowena R. Ansbacher
pt. 1. Personality theory and its development:
Compensation and confluence
Masculine protest and critique of Freud
Fictionalism and finalism
Striving for superiority
Social interest
Degree of activity
The style of life
Psychology of use
pt. 2. Abnormal psychology and related fields:
The neurotic disposition
Neurotic safeguarding behavior
The onset of the neurosis
The dynamic unity of mental disorders
Understanding and treating the patient
Early recollections and dreams
The origin of the neurotic disposition
Understanding and treating the problem child
Crime and related disorders
General life problems
Problems of social psychology