North american society of adlerian psychology
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The North American Society of Adlerian Psychology is the primary organization in the United States for the promotion of the psychological and philosophical theories of Alfred Adler
, known as individual psychology
. Adler was a one-time collaborator with Sigmund Freud
in the early days of the psychoanalytic movement who split with Freud to develop his own theories of psychology and human functioning.
In the late 1940s a group of psychiatrists and psychologists in Chicago, under the leadership of Rudolf Dreikurs
, among others, founded an informal group to carry on discussion and and teaching of the theories and techniques of Adler. This early Adlerian
organization became the Individual Psychology Association of Chicago, which quickly grew until it became the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.
The current headquarters of the organization is in Minneapolis, MN. Members are students and practitioners of classical Adlerian psychology
(or individual psychology
). Members are primarily concentrated in the United States
and Canada
, but there are also members from Uruguay
, Brazil
, Mexico
, and countries in Europe
, the Middle East
(esp. Israel
), and Japan
. The Society holds annual conventions
at cities in North America where practitioners share techniques and experiences.
and is available full-text in EBSCO Academic Search
.
From 1963 to 1981 the Society also published another journal entitled Individual Psychologist (also indexed in PsycInfo
, but not available full-text commercially), which was merged with its sister journal in 1981.
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. In collaboration with Sigmund Freud and a small group of Freud's colleagues, Adler was among the co-founders of the psychoanalytic movement as a core member of the Vienna...
, known as individual psychology
Individual psychology
Individual psychology is a term used specifically to refer to the psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler...
. Adler was a one-time collaborator with Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
in the early days of the psychoanalytic movement who split with Freud to develop his own theories of psychology and human functioning.
In the late 1940s a group of psychiatrists and psychologists in Chicago, under the leadership of Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs was an American psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of reprehensible behaviour in children and for stimulating cooperative behaviour without punishment or...
, among others, founded an informal group to carry on discussion and and teaching of the theories and techniques of Adler. This early Adlerian
Adlerian
Pertaining to the theory and practice of Alfred Adler , whose school of psychoanalysis is called Individual Psychology . Central to the Adlerian approach is to see the personality as a whole and not as the mere net result of component forces. Thus the term individual psychology...
organization became the Individual Psychology Association of Chicago, which quickly grew until it became the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.
The current headquarters of the organization is in Minneapolis, MN. Members are students and practitioners of classical Adlerian psychology
Classical Adlerian psychology
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...
(or individual psychology
Individual psychology
Individual psychology is a term used specifically to refer to the psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler...
). Members are primarily concentrated in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, but there are also members from Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
(esp. Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
), and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The Society holds annual conventions
Convention (meeting)
A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
at cities in North America where practitioners share techniques and experiences.
Publications
The principal publication of the Society is the Journal of Individual Psychology. This publication was established in 1940 as Individual Psychology News. It was changed to Individual Psychology Bulletin in 1941 and to American Journal of Individual Psychology in 1952. The title was changed again to Journal of Individual Psychology in 1957 and this title was kept until 1981, when it was changed to Individual Psychology. It was changed back to Journal of Individual Psychology in 1998. The journal was issued twice a year from 1952 to 1981 (frequency before 1952 varied) and became quarterly after that. It is indexed in PsycINFOPsycINFO
PsycINFO is a database of abstracts of literature in the field of psychology. It is produced by the American Psychological Association and distributed on the association's and through third-party vendors. It is the electronic version of the now-ceased Psychological Abstracts...
and is available full-text in EBSCO Academic Search
EBSCO Industries
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.
From 1963 to 1981 the Society also published another journal entitled Individual Psychologist (also indexed in PsycInfo
PsycINFO
PsycINFO is a database of abstracts of literature in the field of psychology. It is produced by the American Psychological Association and distributed on the association's and through third-party vendors. It is the electronic version of the now-ceased Psychological Abstracts...
, but not available full-text commercially), which was merged with its sister journal in 1981.