The Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) founded the school of individual psychology, a comprehensive "science of living." His system emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and his relationships with society. Although the psychiatrists...

Adler, Alfred(1870–1937) Alfred Adler, the medical psychologist and founder of Individual Psychology, was born in Vienna of Hungarian-Jewish parents. He received his MD from the University of Vienna in 1895 and practiced general medicine before...

Adler, Alfred (1870-1937) Psychiatrist known for his theory of individual psychology and for his pioneering work with children and families. Alfred Adler was born in a middle-class suburb of Vienna, Austria, in 1870 and decided on medicine as his...

Alfred Adler (February 7 1870 – May 28 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor and psychologist, founder of the school of individual psychology. In collaboration with Sigmund Freud and a small group of Freud's colleagues, Adler was among the...

Abstract The psychology of Alfred Adler (individual Psychology or Adlerian Psychology) is traditionally considered to be a psychoanalytical school. Nevertheless, there are many more similarities with more modern cognitive approaches, due to the importance which is given to cognitions as mediators of behavior....

A visual diagram is presented in this article to illustrate 6 key concepts of Adlerian theory discussed in corresponding narrative format. If is proposed that in an age of multimedia learning, a pictorial reference can enhance the teaching and learning of Adlerian theory,...

In the following excerpt, Karier offers a study of Adler's life and intellectual legacy.

In the following excerpt, which was originally published in Spanish in 1936, Brachfeld situates Adler's conception of human nature within the context of a social and philosophical debate over degeneracy.

In the following essay, Vaughan provides a survey of the tenets of Adler's psychological system.