CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Alfred Adler is associated with
A
behavior theory
B
humanistic theory
C
social cognitive theory
D
psychoanalytic theory
E
psychodynamic theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adler maintained that human psychology is psychodynamic in nature. Unlike Freud’s metapsychology that emphasizes instinctual demands, human psychology is guided by goals and fueled by a yet unknown creative force. Like Freud’s instincts, Adler’s fictive goals are largely unconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -The psychodynamic theories of personality are mainly composed of famous theorists such as Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson and Alfred Adler.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alfred Adler was a physician, psychotherapist, and the founder of Adlerian psychology, sometimes called Individual Psychology. He is considered the first community psychologist, because his work pioneered attention to community life, prevention, and population health.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adlerian psychotherapy is both humanistic and goal oriented. It emphasizes the individual’s strivings for success, connectedness with others, and contributions to society as being hallmarks of mental health.

Detailed explanation-5: -The psychodynamic perspective is most commonly associated with Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. Freud postulated several theoretical components that have more or less become foundations of various post-Freudian psychodynamic schools.

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