AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -inferiority complex, a psychological sense of inferiority that is wholly or partly unconscious. The term has been used by some psychiatrists and psychologists, particularly the followers of the early psychoanalyst Alfred Adler, who held that many neurotic symptoms could be traced to overcompensation for this feeling.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alfred Adler identified an inferiority complex as one of the contributing factors to some unhealthy childhood behaviors. Individuals with increased feelings of inferiority have a higher tendency toward self-concealment, which in turn results in an increase in loneliness and a decrease in happiness.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American Psychological Association (APA) defines an inferiority complex as “a basic feeling of inadequacy and insecurity, deriving from actual or imagined physical or psychological deficiency.”

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Adler, every individual is born with the feeling that they are inferior to others. To make up for this, an aggression drive causes them to overcome their limitations. This is referred to as the inferiority complex. If a person believes that they are superior to others, they have a superiority complex.

Detailed explanation-5: -Superiority complexes were first identified by Alfred Adler, an early psychologist, in his theory of individual psychology. He defined superiority complexes as a reaction to a deep feeling of inferiority. The idea behind the theory of individual psychology is that everyone is trying to overcome a sense of inferiority.