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In twelve pages this paper presents a detailed discussion of Alfred Adler’s many theoretical contributions to the field of psychoanalysis. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Both Jung and Adler took Freuds vision into their own unique theoretical directions with Jungs emphasis on analytical psychology and Adler focused more upon the individual and the formative aspects
of childhood that define personality and reflect life choices. After graduating in 1888 from the University of Vienna with a degree in medicine, Adler quickly shifted his area of
expertise from ophthalmology to psychiatry (Hirsch, 2005). Fascinated with theory, it was only a matter of time before Adler would cross paths with Freud, who was formulating his hysteria
theories during this period (Hirsch, 2005). Hitting it off quickly, Adler was soon regarded by members of the Austrian psychological community as Freuds handpicked successor, as evidenced by Freud
selecting him as the Viennese Psychoanalytic Societys first president in 1910 (Hirsch, 2005). However, within two years, the theoretical differences between Freud and Adler on the origins of neuroses
became too much. Thereafter, Adlers theories concentrated on individual psychology, not on sexuality, and in 1912, he created the Society for Individual Psychology (Petersen, 2005). Because Adler believed
the causes and effects of neurotic behavior were many and encompassed beyond what he labeled as Freuds "sex mythology," his contributions were more lasting and ultimately more far-reaching (Hirsch, 2005,
p. 473). He contended that both sexes possessed masculine and feminine characteristics, which he dubbed psychic hermaphroditism (Hirsch, 2005). According to Adler, because contemporary society and culture deemed
masculinity to be the ideal to strive for, any feminine traits were automatically deemed as inferior (Hirsch, 2005). In her analysis of Adlers contributions, Pam Hirsch (2005) wrote, "The
neurotic male he argued, seeks to repress his feminine side and the neurosis arises from the battle between what Adler called the feminine foundation and the masculine protest" (Hirsch, 2005,
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