Learn about Adler’s idea of the inferiority and superiority complex.Use the table of contents to find exactly what you’re looking for ⤵️ If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s that we feel inferior one way or another. The moment we’re born we can hardly do anything. We…
In this article, we’ll dive into Freud’s personality theory: ① 👉 affect-trauma model ② 👉 topographical model with conscious, preconscious, and unconscious contents of the psyche ③ 👉 structural model with the Id, Ego, and Super-Ego structure. I want to show you why Freud’s personality theory was so revolutionary. And…
This article gives you a simple introdution to psychodynamic theory and therapy. Learn about the six basic assumptions of the psychodynamic approach and the six important psychodynamic treatment features. Use the table of contents to get exactly the information you’re looking for ⤵️ Terminology Before we diving into the common…
This is your ultimate psychodynamic guide to self-actualization when the self-help grind failed you. It will help you move away from toxic hustle culture and reconnect to your real self. The reason that self-improvement didn’t make you happy, is that you tried to actualize an idealised version of yourself. And…
When Alfred Adler Broke With Sigmund Freud Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was next to Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung one of the three great psychodynamic thinkers of the last century. He was Sigmund Freud’s prodigy and supposed to be the heir of his psychoanalytic tradition that would then continue and…
What is important to you? And I mean really important. What dreams, values, and goals are you striving for? And why have you not reached that, yet? My guess is that, while moving toward your goals and dreams, you’ve encountered your personal beasts. The guardians of the gate to of…
All problems are interpersonal relationship problems. That is the bold take by Alfred Adler – one of the great psychodynamic thinkers of the last century (next to Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung). And despite being a big source of our troubles, he argues that we derive much of our…
Loneliness has become a risk factor for early death and tremendously decreases the quality of life. Meanwhile what most of us long for is a sense of belonging, being part of a community, to find our tribe. In short, we have in us what Alfred Adler called “social interest”. Alfred…
