Definitions
An imagined central goal that gives direction to behavior and unity to the personality; an image of what people would be like if they were perfect and perfectly secure
Fictional Finalism
In Adlerian therapy, the therapy rests on a collaborative relationship between
client and counselor
What does ABT stand for?
Adlerian Brief Therapy
Do Adlerian therapists use culture as a vantage point? Yes or No?
Yes, it gives the counselor background knowledge of values, history, convictions, beliefs, customs and the expectations.
What is this entire presentation and game about?
Alfred Adler or Adlerian Therapy
We cannot be understood in parts; all aspects of ourselves must be understood in relation to each other
Holistic Concept
The counselor uses what type of recollections to gain a better understanding of the client?
Early Recollections
In Phase 1: The counselor is going to establish a person to person contact rather than starting with the problem...
The counselor is going to want to listen to what type of experiences?
Subjective experiences
(in this phase the counselor is trying to understand the client's identity and experience of the world. The counselor is grasping both the verbal and nonverbal messages).
Because Adlerian therapist are not contracted to any type of techniques, this type of therapy is not appropriate for people who come from different multicultural backgrounds.
False: this type of therapy can be appropriate for individuals coming from different cultural backgrounds. It allows the therapist to adapt the therapy specific to the client.
-be cautious though
Alfred Adler worked with Sigmund Freud before breaking off and creating Individual Psychology, what year did Adler break away from Freud?
1911
-100 bonus points if the student commented, that in 1912 he created Individual Psychology
The understanding of the whole person, how all dimensions of a person are interconnected and how all these dimensions are unified by the person's movement toward a life goal
Individual Psychology
When gathering early memories, this is called? (it involves learning to understand the goals and motivation of the client)
Lifestyle Assestment
Phase 2: The counselor will conduct a subjective and objective interview, the ask about the clients family, and any early recollections.
The end goal of this phase is for the client to be able to....
discuss specific topics and topics and to raise any type of questions they might have.
(the end goal is wanting to gather as much information about your client's individual lifestyle).
True or False, from a multicultural perspective is Adlerian therapy able to used for every individual in every culture.
False, Adlerian therapy follows a Western Model. It focuses highly on the family and family background, where in some cultures might not be interested in exploring their history.
What did Adler want to avoid when creating Individual Psychology?
Reductionism
The early determining force in behavior, the source of human striving and the wellspring of creativity.
Inferiority Feelings
The therapeutic process includes:
forming a relationship, a lifestyle assessment, and disclosing mistaken goals and faulty assumptions within the persons style of living.
Phase 3: During this phase, the counselor is going to help the client understand the limitations of their lifestyle that they have chosen (using all the date collected from phase 2).
In this phase, the counselor is going interpret their findings. What does an Adlerian Therapist mean by interpret?Interpretation: understanding the clients underlying motives for behaving the way they do in the here and now.
-the goal is have the client have be aware of their direction in life for example.
For someone who was brought up by extended family, Adlerian Therapy would be beneficial for them...
Is this statement true or false?False, Adlerian therapists focus heavily on the immediate family (like birth order), and the therapist would have to reconfigure the questions/assessment process when it comes to a client like this. Since might not be so relevant.
Who was the significant individual who helped bring Individual Psychology into the US and continue on after Alfred Adler has passed?
Rudolf Dreikurs: This man was a contributor to transplanting Adlerian Principles to the US and applying these principles to education, child guidance and group work!
Focus on the way people perceive their world
Phenomenological
What type of relationship do Adlerian's strive to have with their clients?
Egalitarian (or equal) relationship
(the counselor and the client work together to form goals, and a strong relationship is key for positive outcomes).
Phase 4: This is the action orientated phase, where we are going to put the insights into practice.
True or false: The best type of alternative and new possibilities is generated by counselor.
False: should be generated by the client and encouraged by the counselor during this phase!
Comments, questions, or concerns about Adlerian Therapy.
Thanks for playing and listing along!
What did Alfred want to emphasize when creating Individual Psychology?
The uniqueness of the individual