The Case of Miss R: The Interpretation of a Life Story

by Alfred Adler, Eleanore and Friedrich Jensen (Translator)

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Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler rejected emphasis of Sigmund Freud on sexuality; his theories that personality arises in subconscious efforts and that from overcompensation for perceived inferiority results neurotic behavior and psychological illness base an Adlerian psychological school.

People recognize emphasis of this medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of individual on the importance of the complex as isolating an element, which plays a key role in development.

This Viennese of the best-known in the western world held a chair in the United States of America. His special merit made clear the interaction between external influences and internal dispositions. He therefore pioneered a holistic approach.

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Reviews

[Alina Stepan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ciudat. Nu subiectul, nici cazul, si nici macar nevroza obsesionala de care sufera domnisoara R. Straniu e faptul ca Adler nu s-a intalnit cu aceasta pacienta niciodata. Ii citeste relatarile - jurnalul ei? a urmat ea oare vreo forma de terapie? - si le interpreteaza, decorticandu-i personalitatea ca pe foi succesive de ceapa. Ce incepe ca o dorinta de putere aparent benigna in copilaria mica sfarseste (de fapt nu stim cum se sfarseste cu adevarat, caci povestea nu merge pana la final) prin compulsii si obsesii cum scrie la carte. Cartea e si o mica palmuta amicala data CBT-ului (care a aparut la o data ulterioara scrierii acestei carti), care isi face un titlu de glorie din tratamentele sale scurte si eficiente. De fapt as putea sa afirm cu precizie ca domnisoara R nu a urmat nicio forma de terapie sau, daca a urmat, aceasta nu a ajutat-o prea mult, caci simptomele nu trec, ci doar se muta de la o obsesie la alta (numele tramvaielor, jgheaburile de pe strazi, oglinzile etc.), pentru ca problema fundamentala (trauma de iubire, inadecvarea la lume si sentimentul de inferioritate) nu e adresata.
Adler nu se sfieste sa se ia la tranta cu freudienii si psihanaliza, reafirmandu-si inca o data teza dorintei de superioritate. Teoria lui sta intre Freud (dorinta de iubire/libido) si Frankl (dorinta de sens), un trio de aur al motivatiilor umane care singure pot explica si exorciza macar jumatate din toti demonii care ne framanta.

[junie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[milu · Rating 5 out of 5]

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