Quotes by Alfred Adler

About Alfred Adler:


Alfred W. Adler was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. His emphasis on the importance of feelings of inferiority—the inferiority complex—is recognized as isolating an element which plays a key role in personality development. Alfred Adler considered human beings as an individual whole, therefore he called his psychology "Individual Psychology" (Orgler 1976).

Author Bio


  • NameAlfred Adler
  • DescriptionMedical Doctor, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Personality Theorist
  • BornFebruary 7, 1870
  • DiedMay 28, 1937
  • CountryAustria-Hungary; Austria
  • ProfessionPsychiatrist; Psychoanalyst; Psychologist; Author; Physician