Adler Speaks: The Lectures of Alfred Adler

by Karen A. Drescher

Adler Speaks is a compilation of Alfred Adler's speeches. The initial speeches discuss the Differences between Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology and Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis. Additional speeches cover an array of subjects from marriage and family to specific therapeutic issues such bashfulness, courage, criminal behavior, eating disorders, laziness, migraines and stuttering. While Most of the chapters are relatively short, they add depth of understanding to Adler's works."I read with delight the articles in this publication, which were collected from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. While some of the content in them are by no means new to the informed Adlerian, they reflect some of Adler's basic ideas in a new light. They are a welcome addition to the Adlerian literature collection for some of the more seasoned Adlerians and are an excellent beginning for persons who are less familiar with Alfred Adler's ideas."-John F. Newbauer, Ed.D., President 2002-2004, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology

126 pages, Paperback

First published July 8, 2004

Reviews

[Esther · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enlightening lectures on various topics of life style and being. Individual psychology.

[Arman Hilmioğlu · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's quite fascinating to read Adler's lectures, one finds how much the psychology community knew things back then (and sometimes how wrong they were) - but in either case, some things are timeless. Being from a technical background, I can't help but appreciate the human nature and psyche more and more, and this book was a very fun and short read. I also enjoyed the formatting of it, covering multiple topics in short bursts, in no particular order. I'm 100% sure the real lectures would have been much longer in content, so the summarization of that works. It's also written in a language which is really understandable. Strongly recommended to anyone who's interested in the topic.