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Alfred Adler’s (1870-1937) early childhood struggles of poor health, physical limitations, feelings of inferiority, and relationship problems with his siblings had influence on the development of his theory. Adlerian Therapy is a growth model which emphasizes an optimistic outlook on human nature and confirms that people have power over their own fate and are not victims to it. Unlike Freud, Adler stresses choice and responsibility, meaning in life, and the striving for success, completion, and perfection. Adler believed that human behavior is not determined solely by heredity and environment, and that people have the capacity to interpret, influence and create their own life events.
The Adlerian Therapist uses a lifestyle assessment to gather as much family history as possible because Adler’s view believed that in order to understand people; one must first understand the systems of which they are part. The lifestyle assessment is holistic and systemic, including family......

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