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Historical - Catherine Gavin Alfred Adler grew up in Vienna, Austria and is most well known for his work with individual psychology. He was, “considered the first community psychologist, because his work pioneered attention to community life, prevention, and population health” (“About Alfred Adler”). Adler grew up in Vienna and, after switching from a career as an ophthalmologist to more general studies, he worked with people in the circus. Soon after he began his study of the people in the circus, he joined up with Sigmund Freud along with many other well known psychologists and formed the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. Although Adler’s ideas were always thought of in relation to Freud’s, his ideas took on a whole new realm. He soon founded the Society of Individual Psychology. His ideas focused more on the equality between the individual and society, which set the course for many more psychological ideas that had a more equal consideration of community and the individual together. While Freudian ideas did not focus on the equality of these two aspects of life, Adler offered a view that emphasized the importance of the individual and how they can have an impact on social changes.

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Cultural - Ian Crockett

Alfred Adler was a man of great influence and brilliance, whose ideas and methodologies are still being replicated by modern psychologists. Adler, unlike many of his colleagues, was convinced that there was more to mental sickness then just it being a random happenstance that changed how someone thought. He believed that the outside world was just as important (if not more) at determining how a person’s mental state is. According to Adler university, “ Adler believed that the social and community realm is equally as important to psychology as the internal realm of the individual ” (About Alfred Adler). He used this idea in all of his examinations and began to notice that his patients were healing faster and that the environment in which a person exists can help them either avoid or attract mental illness. Many saw this as a new way to help and understand mental diseases and began to copy Adler. His ideas shaped the way the entirety of the human culture views a person’s psychology. Now patients were treated more as people rather than lesser beings, along preventative measures that had never been used before. Alder directly impact the way modern society works by changing the definition of psychology and what it meant for the individual as well as the community.

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Audience- Morgan Carruth Alfred Adler was a philosopher and psychiatrist who portrayed his thoughts largely to the community of psychology. He changed the way that many view psychology and psychiatry, stressing the importance of equality between different social aspects, as well as the individual. One of Adler's most influential topics that affected the psychology community were his ideas on equality, parent education, the effect of birth order, one's life style, and one’s individual characteristics and personality. Adler had a very large effect on the child care community and others who interact with children on a daily basis. One articles states, “Adlerian theory and practice have proven especially productive as applied to the growth and development of children” (Graduate School). The techniques that Adler describes in regards to the nurturing and growth of a child were so influential, that they are often still used today. His idea that a misbehaving child is a discouraged child, can simply be overcome through giving positive feedback and nutriment. One of the audiences that Adler had the most impact on, is the everyday person in society. Specifically, those who felt discouraged or inferior in any way. Adler focussed largely on goals orientation, community, and determination. Also, he focused on the importance of accepting oneself and being proud of one's uniqueness. Works Cited: "Alfred Adler: Theory and Application." Alfred Adler: Theory and Application. Graduate School, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2015. Orgler, Hertha. "Alfred Adler." IAIP -. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2015.

Aim- Collin FitzSimmons Alfred Adler was a famous philosopher and psychiatrist who main focus was to discuss problems such as equality, parent education, and birth order. According to an article about Adler, “Adler believed that we all have one basic desire and goal: to belong and to feel significant” (Adler Graduate School). Adler wanted to make a mark on the world and pioneered Adlerian Psychology. This type of psychology was focused more on groups of people and their behavior. This is related to his aim because it has to do with groups of people and social norms. He stressed the significance of belonging and having a purpose. He believed everyone having equality and allowing everyone to have the same rights and opportunities.

Citations: "About Alfred Adler." Adler. Adler University, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2015. "Alfred Adler: Theory and Application." Alfred Adler: Theory and Application. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.