Understanding Life

Alfred Adler was a highly-respected contemporary of Freud and with Freud and Jung is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern psychology. His emphasis on a holistic approach to the study of personality on looking at individuals in their social context and on equality makes his work highly relevant today.Intended for both the general reader and students Understanding Life offers an excellent introduction to Adler's work and presents an accessible overview of all his main theories:inferiority and superiority complexesearly memories as keys to understanding personalityinterpreting dreamslove marriage and childrensexuality and sexual problemsThis is a straightforward clearly-written book which shows the seminal thinking of a great mind. It gives a basis for understanding both Adler's unique theories and the development of twentieth-century psychology in which his work has played such an important part.