"Volume 7: The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler"

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Adler’s journal articles, written between 1931 and 1937, encapsulate
the most mature expression of his ideas on theory and practice. Of the
twenty-eight articles included in this volume, five are devoted to
child development: selection of symptoms, consequences of pampering,
prevention of delinquency, and education. Another five cover
theoretical issues: self-consistent unity of personality, structures
of psychic activity, striving for superiority, and social interest. In
three articles about psychopathology, he addresses the neurotic’s
character, symptoms, and picture of the world, as well as the
prevention of neurosis; five more articles contain his ideas on
compulsion neurosis, fear of women, alcohol and drug abuse, the
mind-body connection, and psychosomatic disturbances. He offers
practical diagnostic guidance in two articles about family
constellation and earliest recollections. Finally, he provides a
dramatic comparison to psychoanalysis, and then a rare insight into
the technique of psychotherapy. This volume is an essential resource
for anyone wishing to gain an in-depth understanding of Adler’s
remarkable, timeless insights into human nature and their
yet-to-be-realized potential.

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