This places emphasis on the social context having a substantial influence on our personality development whilst shaping who we become and the problems we may face in our life (Maltby, Day and Macaskill, 2010). To also understand the behaviours and experiences of each person, individuals must be interpreted as a whole. He also believed that our actions are guided by our attitudes (Friedman and Schustack, 2014). Adler proposed many concepts in his theory including: superiority feelings, striving for social interest, the creative self and the role of birth order. These will be discussed in reference to Paul to provide an interpretation of his
This places emphasis on the social context having a substantial influence on our personality development whilst shaping who we become and the problems we may face in our life (Maltby, Day and Macaskill, 2010). To also understand the behaviours and experiences of each person, individuals must be interpreted as a whole. He also believed that our actions are guided by our attitudes (Friedman and Schustack, 2014). Adler proposed many concepts in his theory including: superiority feelings, striving for social interest, the creative self and the role of birth order. These will be discussed in reference to Paul to provide an interpretation of his