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Founder of ‘individual psychology’, believing that the main motivations for human behavioral are not sexual or aggressive urges, but striving for perfection.
Who is Alfred Adler?
He’s behind the believed 8 stages of psychosocial development.
Who is Erik Erikson?
Validating the child’s sense of a perfect self.
What is mirroring?
Margaret Mahler is behind this theory, which is centered on relationships with others.
What is Object Relations Theory?
The attempt to shed normal feelings of inferiority.
What is compensation?
Child needs an alter ego for sense of belonging.
What is twinship/twinning?
Defines the self as central organizing & motivating force in personality.
What is Self Psychology?
A child borrows strength from others & identifies with someone ‘more capable’.
What is Idealization?
(Birth-1 yr.) Children learn ability to trust others based on consistency from caregivers.
What is Trust vs. Mistrust?
Focuses on the rational, conscious processes of the ego.
What is Ego Psychology?
Infant (0-1 mo.s) is detached & self absorbed.
What is normal autism?
Some people tend to overcompensate & focus on outward signs of superiority such as status, wealth, power.
What is ‘exaggerate sense of inferiority’?
Young adulthood is when individuals begin sharing themselves more intimately with others & explore relationships leading toward longer commitments outside of their family.
What is Intimacy vs. Isolation?
(6- puberty) Children begin developing sense of pride in accomplishments (initiate even more). What
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
(3-6 yr.s) Children become more assertive; children begin to develop initiative, & ability to make decisions & lead others.
What is Initiative vs. Guilt
What a client reexperiences, through therapeutic regression, to help develop a greats sense of self-cohesion.
What is ‘frustrated self-object needs’?
Infant (9-15 mo.s) has ability to crawl & then walk freely; begins actively exploring & more distant from mother
What is Practicing?
Child (24-38 mo.s) understands has a separate identity from mother.
What is Object Constancy?
During adolescence, transition from childhood to adulthood is most important, as they become more independent & begin to look towards the future.
What is Identity vs. Role Confusion?
Individuals, during middle adulthood, establish careers & develop a sense of ‘becoming part of the bigger picture’/give back to society.
What is Generativity vs. Stagnation?
Child (15-24 mo.s) becomes close to mother again; realizes being physically mobile causes separateness from mother.
What is Rapprochement?
Infant (5-9 mo.s) starts differentiate between self & mother; increased alertness & interest in outside world
What is Separation/Individuation & Differentiation/Hatching?
(1-3 yr.s) Children begin to assert their independence, such as waling away from their mother.
What is Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt?
Infant (1-5 mo.s) now aware of mother but no sense of individuality.
What is normal symbiotic?
In becoming seniors, individuals tend to slow down & explore life as being retired; when individuals contemplate their accomplishments.
What is Ego Integrity vs. Despair?