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This 3 page paper explains the theories of both psychologists and speculates on what Adler would say about Allport's work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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very different. This paper speculates on what Adler would say about Allports work. Alfred Adler Alfred Adler was born in Vienna in 1870; he was a sickly baby
and at age five, almost died from pneumonia (Boeree, 1997). He was an average student, and preferred playing outdoors to studying; he was "quite outgoing, popular and active" (Boeree,
1997). He successfully pursued a medical degree and was graduated from the University of Vienna in 1895, and upon graduation began his practice as an ophthalmologist but switched to
general practice and then to psychiatry (Boeree, 1997). A member of Freuds discussion group, he soon found himself out of favor when he suggested that Freuds "sexual notions be
taken more metaphorically than literally" (Boeree, 1997). The rift between the two became irreparable and Adler broke with Freud, whom he continued to criticize (Boeree, 1997). A debate
between Adlers and Freuds followers was arranged, with the result that Adler and nine other broke with Freud completely to found the "Society for Free Psychoanalysis" which later became the
"Society for Individual Psychology" (Boeree, 1997). Adler served in the Austrian Army in World War I, and "saw first hand the damage that war does, and his thought turned
increasingly to the concept of social interest" (Boeree, 1997). "He felt that if humanity was to survive it had to change its ways" (Boeree, 1997). Adlers theory postulated a
single "drive" or motivation behind all human behavior, which he called "striving for perfection" (Boeree, 1997). This drive is the desire everyone has to fulfill their potential and come
as close as possible to their ideal (Boeree, 1997). In his earlier thinking, Adler called this main drive the "aggression drive," and it was this idea that caused the
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