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superiority complex — n an excessive striving for or pretense of superiority to compensate for supposed inferiority … Medical dictionary
Стремление к превосходству — (Striving for superiority). Стремление к преодолению собственных недостатков и наиболее полному раскрытию своего потенциала. Адлер рассматривал его как мощную движущую силу, лежащую в основе поведения человека … Теории личности: глоссарий
Adler, Alfred — born Feb. 7, 1870, Penzing, Austria died May 28, 1937, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scot. Austrian psychiatrist. He earned his medical degree in Vienna, and from his earliest years as a physician he stressed consideration of the individual in… … Universalium
Classical Adlerian psychology — is a values based, fully integrated theory of personality, model of psychopathology, philosophy of living, strategy for preventative education, and technique of psychotherapy. Its mission is to encourage the development of psychologically healthy … Wikipedia
individual psychology — body of theories of the Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler (Adler, Alfred), who held that the main motives of human thought and behaviour are individual man s striving for superiority and power, partly in compensation for his feeling of… … Universalium
competition — I noun attempt to equal, bout, challenge, combat, conflict, contentio, contest, corrivalry, encounter, engagement, open contest, opposition, outrivalry, pitting of strength, pitting of wits, race, rivalry, scramble, strife, striving for… … Law dictionary
PSYCHIATRY — The Biblical Period References to states of mental disturbance are frequently found in the Bible. Deuteronomy 28:28, 34 views madness as punishment for disobeying the commandments. The tragedy of Saul s last years is ascribed to an evil spirit… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Psychosexual development — The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have… … Wikipedia
wrestle — wrestle, tussle, grapple, scuffle mean to struggle with an opponent at close quarters. Wrestle basically implies a struggle for mastery by gripping with hands, arms, and legs, often in ways governed by fixed rules; the term connotes the exercise… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Confucius — For other uses, see Confucius (disambiguation). Confucius 孔丘 A portrait of Confucius, by Tang Dynasty artist Wu Daozi (680–740). Full name … Wikipedia
