Adler, Alfred (1870-1937) refers to an early follower of Freud who left the Freudian camp and created his own theory of personality , which emphasized the conscious mind and the individual creation of a worldview , guiding fictions, and a lifestyle in order to overcome feelings of inferiority and to seek perfection.
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