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Understanding Human Nature

By: Alfred Adler
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Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was an Austrian physician, psychotherapist, and one of the founding fathers of modern psychology. In Understanding Human Nature, (1928), Adler sets out to acquaint the general public with the basics of Individual Psychology, which holds that the driving force of human behavior is the individual’s striving for power, partly to compensate for feelings of inferiority.

Each individual’s personality structure finds expression in their lifestyle, their goals and how they strive to attain them, but the individual cannot be considered apart from society as all the important issues of life are social.

The book demonstrates the practical application of psychological principles to the conduct of relationships and the organization of daily life. With reference to the nature of the psyche, Adler looks at different personality types and character traits, and explains how character develops; the emotions, feelings and moods that shape the personality are placed under the spotlight.

The purpose of the book is to identify mistaken behaviors and show how they undermine healthy relationships, in order to gently guide the individual towards adjustment.

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I enjoyed Adler’s description of personality types, and how they are derived out of our various childhood experiences. Very useful insights into myself and others. Highly recommend!

Adler is my new favorite psychologist!

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This was a wonderful listen for anyone interested in learning about the development of the soul

Simply Appreciate

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Great insight into how a striving for power is within many people’s goals. We have to be honest with ourselves.

Needed for mental health practitioners

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One judgement after another, about “right and wrong”, good and bad and should should should! Ugh.

The entire book reads like a finger wag

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The work seems deficient in offering supportive insight toward optimal potential for the human condition.

bleak

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I like it at first but couldn't continue listening about halfway through when it became a feminist sob story

I liked it at first...

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The 1992 translation provides a better perspective: this is an earlier translation that is difficult to follow from a contemporary perspective.

This is an out dated translation.

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Some good wisdom, but also lots of unscientific psychobabble.
See review on Thepowermoves.com for more

Unscientifically Freudian

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