“We do not see things as they are, We see thing as we are.

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ALFRED ADLER
• Austrian medical doctor
• psychotherapist
• emphasis on the importance of feelings of inferiority
• the inferiority complex, is recognized as an isolating element
• Perceives a human being as an individual whole
• founder of the school of “Individual Psychology”
PUSH-BUTTON TECHNIQUE

 Designed to show patients how they can create whatever feelings they want by thinking them
 Asks clients to focus in two images (pleasant and unpleasant)
 Become aware of the feelings connected to it
QUESTIONS

 What kinds of thought brought about positive feelings?

 What kinds of thought brought about negative feelings?
 How do our way of thinking influence our feelings and behavior?
 Do we have any power to change our own feelings?
 How can we do that?
 What did you learn from the activity?
ACTING AS IF TECHNIQUE
STEPS

 Identify the problem

 Think of three possible behaviors
 Try to choose the best option
 Trying the behavior and see things work out
NOTE: Client need to have the confidence that it’s going to work for you
FAMILY CONSTELLATION

 Your birth order is important in determining lifestyle

 Your birth order is important in determining lifestyle
 Relationship with siblings and parents determines how a person finds a place in the family and place in
the world