Alfred Adler

Birth/Death: Febuary 7, 1870 - May 28, 1937

Bio: Alfred had a wife named Raissa Timofeyewna Epstein, who was an intellectual and social activist for Russia. They had 4 children and 2 became Psychiatrists.

Theory
Adlers theory was individual psychology, which he believed that people are focused on maintaing control over there lives. And each person is unique and no previous theory applied to all people. He had 4 aspects:

1.Developmet of Personality

2.Striving Towards Superiorty

3.Psychological Health

4.Unity of Personality

Impact/Facts
Impact it has had on kids is that they create a fiction or story about themselves in childhood that guides there perception and choices throughout life.

Facts:

1.Began medical career as a Opthamologist

2. Most of his clients were circus performers

3.Adler was physician for the Ausrtian Army during WW1

Citations: Fisher, M. (2001, May). Alfred adler 1870-1937. Retrieved from http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/adler.htm