Who are neo adlerians in what way they differ from neo Freudians?

Answer 1

Neo-Freudians are those individuals who once believed the basic tenants of psychoanaylsis, but saw some flaw in the theory and created their own theory of psychology. Adler is known as the first to break from Freud. He created a more social theory and argued against psychoanaylsis ever since. His theory, which he called Individual Psychology. This was not because it focused on the individual but because he saw that the people did not have internal conflict, but was a complete individual working harmousily toward a single goal. Conflict, as he saw it, was between the individual and the environment, and those who live in it. He believed in the idea of "striving for superiority" or perfection, and mental disorders are use to safe guard the individual from the reality of inferiority. He coined the terms "superiority complex" and "inferiority complex." Later in life he developed the idea of social interest, styles of life, and many other important theories. To answer your question, neo freudians, such as Karen Horney, Eric Fromm, and Harry Stack Sullivan, are also called neo adlerians. They are called this because the theories they developed after their break from psychoanaylsis were simply a retelling on Adlerian theory. One individual said that "a graduate student would run the risk of being accused of plagiarism if he were to approach another writer so closely." I feel that the term neo-adlerians is acknowledging that the ideas of the neo-freudians were nothing new, but already detailed by Alfred Adler.