Adlerian therapy emphasizes which concepts?

• A. Carl Rogers: Unconditional positive regard.
• B. Abraham Maslow: Hierarchy of needs.
• C. B.F. Skinner: Conditioning.
• D. Alfred Adler: Consciousness, attitudes, inferiority, lifestyle assessment.

Answer: (D)

Adlerian therapy centers on how a person consciously chooses attitudes and goals and how these shape behavior within a social context. Feelings of inferiority are seen as a natural driver that motivates people to strive for significance and mastery, guiding the choices they make. A key technique is the lifestyle assessment, which examines the unique pattern of beliefs, goals, and behaviors that form a person’s habitual way of living. This approach emphasizes conscious understanding of one’s motives, attitudes, and the strategies developed to cope with inferiority, all within the aim of fostering more socially oriented, purposeful living. In contrast, other theories focus on different ideas—unconditional positive regard comes from Rogers’ client-centered therapy, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs centers on motivation by needs, and conditioning is the core idea of Skinner’s behaviorism—areas that Adlerian therapy does not prioritize.