Adler Personality Development And Critique Of Alfred Adler Case Study

For the most part this author believes this theory is compatible with the Scriptures, for instance, in the issue of heredity or environment, determining the personality of a person. According to the Scriptures, once a person become a Christian, he becomes a different person. Adler said that people have free will to choose who they will become, in 2 Corinthians, Paul said: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here (2Cor. 5:17). This student believes that this theory of Adler coincides with Biblical principles, once a person becomes a Christian, he is a new creature, he is not longer defined by his or her circumstances, they are defined by what Christ has done for them. One aspect of Adler

(Schultz & Schultz, 2013 p.129) For this student, perhaps this was the case, been the oldest of nine children made it difficult for this student 's parents to give their attention to all children. This student was particularly close to his father, but that relationship was interrupted when the student was 10 years old with the sudden death of his father. This theory applied directly in the life of this student, his life was changed from one day to the next. His father had passed away and his mom was now trying to find a job to support her kids. Since this student was the oldest, suddenly he was put in charge of taking care of his siblings while his mother worked, when that did not work, he was placed in an orphanage at an young age. This affected his personality and behavior in a dramatic way, it made this student an angry young child. He was angry because he was dealing with the loss of his father and to some extent, even the loss of his mother, who could not be a full time mother anymore.

Adolescence (ages

High social interest scorers scored higher on tests assessing cooperation with others, empathy, responsibility, and popularity.(Schultz & Schultz, 2013 p.131) For this student, this research has proven to be accurate, the more this student focuses on on others, the more interest he showed to social issues and problems of other people, the less this student suffered from depression, anxiety, anger and other issues which was part of his adolescence. Adler Adler suggested a theory which he called “gemeinschaftsgefühl” which means: “community engagement” or “social interest” this Adlerian term is used to describe one 's connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that enhances or pre-conditions psychological health.(Transforming in Justice, 2013) Another explanation of “gemeinschaftsgefühl” is: The relationships of the individual to the single other and to the community at large are reciprocal and each contributes to the health and welfare of the other. Adler suggested that forward movement, as a species and an individual leads to sound health and ultimately survival of the individual and the