Abstract

LEAL, Daniela  and  MASSIMI, Marina. ALFRED ADLER (1870-1937): A short biography. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.2, pp.796-814. ISSN 1808-4281.

The aim of this article is to provide a brief biography of the psychiatrist Alfred Adler, from his birth to the development of his theory, Individual Psychology, in order to point out some of his contributions to the development of the field of psychology, as well as the relationship between the creation of the key concepts of his theory and his own experiences, over his 67 years of life. Therefore, a historical nature of research was chosen, following the historiographical approach proposed by De Certeau (2010). Finally, it was observed that both the adopted attitude to life and the theoretical construction of Individual Psychology are formed through firstly, the harmony existing between the experienced facts during Adler's childhood: narrow family circle and health conditions faced in the first five years of life (rickets, pneumonia); and secondly, through one of his main concepts, the sense of community, which was  built from the first relationships established with street peers and schoolmates, through the relationship established with patients in the office, reaching the concern with the social reconstruction of education in his country.

Keywords : Alfred Adler; History; Individual Psychology.

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