Alfred Adler emphasized the importance of social connections, arguing that childhood development emerges primarily through social development rather than the sexual stages outlined by Sigmund Freud. He noted the interrelatedness of humanity and believed human happiness lies in working together for the common welfare.

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Alfred Adler was a colleague of Sigmund Freud and the first president of the Vienna Psychoanalytical Society. He became the first major theorist to break away from Freud's inner circle, subsequently founding his own school of psychology called individual psychology, which focuses on the human drive to compensate for feelings of inferiority.

Alfred Adler

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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Individual psychology, a school of thought founded by Alfred Adler, posits that human behavior is driven by two primary forces: the drive to overcome feelings of inferiority and the innate importance of social connections. In contrast to Freud's focus on sexual stages, Adler emphasized that development occurs through social interactions and that a key goal is to work cooperatively for the common good.

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