Adler and Dark Side

Henry,

I am very grateful to you for introducing me to the Adlerian approach. In reviewing our your conversation elsewhere in Behavior OnLine and reading your comments in this Forum, I am struck again and again about what a thoughtful, 'decent' and respectful approach it is. I do wonder though if Adler had anything to say about the darker side of human nature. Most theorists seem to emphasize this. For Freud there's repressed impulses, for Jung there's the shadow. Even contemporary 'schools' touch on this to a degree. Cognitive therapists are concerned with negative self-attributions and constuctivists with dysfunctional narratives. Did Adler have much to say about the darker side?

And related to this is the question of emotionality. What I am learning about the importance of values and the social responsiblity is interesting, though sometimes it seems rather 'heady", what about the heart?

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Re; Adler, Dark Side, and The Heart, by Henry Stein, 2/25/96 Re; Adler, Dark Side., by Tim Chapman, 3/30/96 Working with &lllaos;criminals&lllaos;, by T. Cummings, 3/30/96 Re;Working with & 111aos; crimnals &111aos, by Tim Chapman, 3/31/96 Difficulty in Pidgeon Holing Adler, by T. Cummings, 5/14/96 Adler, Samenow & Yochelson, by Henry Stein, 4/1/96 Adler.Samenow & Yochelson: Methods of Treatment, by Tim Chapman, 4/3/96 Quotes & References on Criminality, by Henry Stein, 4/4/96 Please expand on Adler's view of Self Esteem, by T Cummings, 5/14/96 Re: Please expand on Adler's view of Self Esteem, by , 10/14/99 Re: Adler's View of Self Esteem, by Henry Stein, 5/16/96 Re: Adler's View of Self Esteem, by , 04/24/02 Re: Adler's View of Self Esteem, by wisdomg@hotmail.com, 10/16/03 RE: Fostering self esteem, by Nam, 6/8/96 Adler's working with criminals, by Robert Spencer, 11/19/97 Adler, Samenov & Yochelson, by Brian D. Fears, 5/29/97 Socratic Method and Eidetic Imagery, by Michael Gorsline, 11/1/99 Re: Socratic Method and Eidetic Imagery, by Henry Stein, 11/2/99 Re: Socratic Method and Eidetic Imagery, by Muzaffar Syed, 10/19/02 Re: Socratic Method and Eidetic Imagery, by Rich Brown, 10/29/03 re: Adler, the Dark Side and it's place, by Hans Van Laake, 3/30/96 Adler and an Undivided Self, by Henry Stein, 4/1/96 The dark side and it&lllaos;s place, by Hans Van Laake, 4/8/96 Compensation and Lacking Social Interest, by David Steven Shapiro, 4/6/96 Re: Compensation & Inferiority, by Henry Stein, 4/8/96 Also usefull, by John Gessner, 4/8/96 CEOs and Degree of Social Interest, by Henry Stein, 4/12/96 Difference of SI, by John Gessner, 4/15/96 Entrepreneurs Who Benefit Society, by Henry Stein, 4/18/96 Entrepreneurial spirit at work, by Dan Bollinger, 8/22/96 Politics and Wealth, by Henry Stein, 12/24/96 Additional Comments About Inferiority & Aggression, by Henry Stein, 4/15/96 All Nurture, No Nature?, by Gil Levin, 4/16/96 Creative Power, Nature, & Nurture, by Henry Stein, 4/17/96 Re: Creative Power, Nature, & Nurture, by A.B., 6/21/99 Re:Additional Comments About Inferiority & Aggression, by Favoredin2003, 07/21/03 Re:Re; Adler, Dark Side, and The Heart, by test, 11/03/03 Re:Re; Adler, Dark Side, and The Heart, by pterror, 01/28/04 What are the two main tools Adler used in therapy?, by erica, 11/5/96 Main Adlerian Tools, by Henry Stein, 11/6/96 metaphor therapy, by Louise, 6/19/97 Adler and Metaphor, by Henry Stein, 6/20/97 Re:Adler and Metaphor, by Linda , 12/28/01 Re:Adler and Metaphor, by Linda, 12/28/01 Re:Adler and Metaphor, by Henry Stein, 01/02/02 Re:metaphor therapy, by Paulette Ardoin, 10/01/03 Re:metaphor therapy, by George Neeson, 11/16/03 Re:metaphor therapy, by George Neeson, 11/16/03 adlerian theory and gestalt, by melissa, 12/8/97 Re: Adlerian Theory and Gestalt, by Henry Stein, 12/8/97 Adlerian Theory ; Another View, by Mike, 5/19/98 Influence of Family, by Henry Stein, 5/20/98 Re:adlerian theory and gestalt, by j khan, 01/31/04 Is the darker side a need for perfection?, by Erica Johnson, 11/5/96 Adlerian Therapeutic Tools, by Marco Antonio Cuyar, 9/10/98 Re:Adlerian Therapeutic Tools, by george chris, 01/14/01 hello, i am an undergrad in DE researching a paper on adlerian psy. i would welcome absolutely any i, by chele2@ce.net, 3/6/98 Online Resource for Adlerian Psychology, by Henry Stein, 3/7/98 I found some sites in my research, by Chicago College stud, 3/19/99 Re: I found some sites in my research, by , 7/12/99 Re:I found some sites in my research, by nicola, 05/01/03

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