Personality Theories exam 1

Adler feld EGO was creative not reactive

bringing ideas to fruition was the purpose of mankind

male child does not attempt to posses the mother, but strives to attain superiority over his father

Contratry to frued, Adler felt narccism went against human tendency and was a deficency.

though that humans should develope a healthy social interest in the wellbeing of others

did not think people were motivated by silencing the discomfort of biological needs, but rather a motivation to acheive their goals