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Individual Psychology and Holism

The separating of tasks is actually the point of departure for interpersonal relations. Today, let’s take the discussion deeper and address how interpersonal relations as a whole are viewed in Adlerian psychology, and consider the kind of relationships we should form with others.

most important facets of your motivational profile: the presence of contradictory motives, such as simultaneously wanting to be around other people and wanting to be alone.

Adler says, “To get rid of one’s problems, all one can do is live in the universe all alone.” But one can’t do such a thing.

Principle #2: Ego Morphing—Instant Identification

It’s probably necessary to understand this in a certain order. First of all, people enter this world as helpless beings. And people have the universal desire to escape from that helpless state. Adler called this the “pursuit of superiority.”

In Adlerian psychology, we describe personality and disposition with the word “lifestyle.”

You probably think of disposition or personality as something with which you are endowed, without any connection to your will. In Adlerian psychology, however, lifestyle is thought of as something that you choose for yourself.

PHILOSOPHER: By contrast, from the standpoint of Adlerian psychology, the basis of interpersonal relations is founded not on trust but on confidence.