The Psychology of Personal Growth and Better Relationships

Preface 8 Prologue What Is Adlerian Psychology? Story 1 The Little Ghost I Met in the Warehouse 12 1 Grasping the Whole Picture of Adlerian Psychology 22 2 The Main Components of Adlerian Psychology 28 Column 1: Alfred Adler, the Man 36 Yeah So What ? It's Just You? Reading This Will Help You Understand the Basics of Adlerian Psychology! Part 1 If You Change Your Perspective, Your Life Will Be Easier Story 2 The Store Managers' Rebellion 38 1 Lifestyle and Life Tasks 62 2 From an Etiological Approach to a Teleological One 70 3 Cognitive Theory and Basic Mistakes 74 4 Self-Determination 78 Column 2: Adler, the Feminist 82 So I Think I'll Just Quit My Job Jolt Searching For the Cause Will Get You An Explanation But Not a Solution ! Part 2 Understanding the Role of Emotion in the Formation of Lifestyle Story 3 The Secret Behind the Discarded POP Displays 84 1 Reason and Emotion 108 2 The Formation of Lifestyle 115 3 How to Develop Courage 124 Column 3: Adler, Who Began a New Era 128 Part 3 From the World of Assumptions to Common Sense Story 4 Why Wasn't I Chosen? 130 You Just Have to Accept The Differences In Personality ! There's also An Introduction to Some Approximate Personality Traits Based on Birth Order! 1 What Is Cognitivism? 148 2 What Is Empathy? 152 3 How Do I Adopt New Patterns of Behavior? 158 Column 4: Adler, the Encourager 166 Part 4 Interpersonal Relationships and Emotions Story 5 Christmas, the Final Battle! 168 1 What Are Interpersonal Relationships? 188 2 Emotions That Pull Us Apart and Bring Us Together 192 3 Jealousy's True Identity 196 4 What Are Feelings of Inferiority? 198 Column 5: Adler and America 202 Could It Be That What You're Feeling Are Feelings of Inferiority? Everyone Lives In a Sphere Of Their Own Assumptions I'm Going Too What Part 5 What Is Encouragement? Story 6 I'm Going to Deliver the Photo! 204 1 Encouragement in Adlerian Psychology 208 2 Self-Encouragement 212 3 Encouraging Others 216 Column 6: Adler's Twilight Years and

TOSHINORI IWAI was born in Ibaraki prefecture in Japan in 1947. He graduated from Waseda University in 1970. He is founder and CEO of the Human Guild and has extensive experience in Adlerian psychology counseling, education and enrichment, and research. He is known for writing a number of books on Adlerian psychology and its applications.