- Paperback: 182 pages
- Publisher: Writers and Readers Ltd (Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863162703
- ISBN-13: 978-0863162701
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.7 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 514,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Discusses the life and work of the psychologist and his theories on human behavior.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Adlerian psychology is spreading rapidly throughout the world on a professional level and this documentary/cartoon comic book provides a breezy text about the man and his mind, with entertaining cartoon illustrations. Ranking alongside "Freud for Beginners" and "Jung for Beginners", Adler deservedly takes his place.
From Adler's early childhood days, through his debates with Freud, his marriage with a revolutionary feminist and the development of his personal career, the book charts the development of his immensely practical psychology of use. A contemporary of Freud and Jung, Adler believed that people are motivated not by sex (as Freud maintained) but by a need to find their place within the family and to feel valued.
"Adler for Beginners" provides an accessible introduction to Adler's life, his concepts and his legacy. For instance Adler invented the "birth order" to explain why children born into identical circumstances turn out differently. And the "inferiority complex" and the theory of "social interest" are mainstay explanations of how we form our personality and what we may aspire to. Adler the man was an early supporter of feminism and one of the earliest psychologists to weld his theories firmly into a social framework. His theories are particularly fit for our times.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Short, snappy, readable book that presents Adler's ideas within the contexts of his personal life, his development and his break with Freud. Silly pictures and numerous misprints, but these can be ignored. An excellent starting point if you know little or nothing about Adler: hence the title, I guess!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
simple, but not very professional
11 Mar 2000
I found this book to be a very simple adaptation of Adler's counseling theory. It was a brief , general overview of an otherwise complex theory. While reading the book, however, I found it difficult to overlook the obvious errors in spelling and grammer that were prevalent throughout.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Cutesy Introduction to Adler
19 Mar 2007
THERE IS NO excuse for so many typo and factual errors in a published book...WRITERS AND READERS PRESS has to do a better job!!!
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