adler psychology vs-jung psychology--which is practicable in life?

Answer 1

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/at/adler.htm

A philosophy or theory or science which rejoins the disynchroness mind/body dualism, bringing them to rythmical synchronicity is not only a practise but an accomplishment. Unity in self, clarification in mind, disretardation of the metaphysically abstractin its place. The theoretical attitude is no longer the main activity, but action is.

I don't think you shall escape the realm of interpretation when making it a archtype.

Another way of seeing oneself or understanding oneself as an 'integral part of humanity' is to know human essence, the constituents in human essence, what is essentially human, common to all humans.

F.S. Perls 1947 Ego, Hunger and Aggression

Love is not a thing


Knowing Love itself is self knowledge that rises above that which was. What was you is now past you, different. But if love is not differentiated in abstraction, then what guide is there for knowing the love from another. It is not enough that you love, but to know what it is as certainly as knowing all other constituents of human essence: psychology.

Here in summary form: Legend of symbols:

'+' = 'a joining', 'a physical contact', 'will to communicate', generally positive, not negating but positing, positioning, proposing...

'-' = a negation, taking a part, destruction, removal, exclusion, ....

Love without specifying relationship nor act specification: + + + +

Sexual activity: - + + + (the reason for the minus "-" is the breaking down for resistence in the form anxiety (drugs, alcohol, ideology), loveless sex has this uncertainty whereas love filled sexual activity has no such uncertainty or resistence)

Sadism: - - + + (this form of aggression has a psychological component that may described spiritual, superstitious, ideological. One '+' is for this 'spiritual component' and the other '+' the will or urge to get at the victim)

Aggression in the form hostility, anger: - - - + (the pure will to destroy, uncluttered with ideology, higher ideal, the unreality of superstition or supernaturality, no abstraction is possible, it is negated. The last '+' is the physical excertion upon the object, the sole but very limited contact with reality, the victim)

defense: - - - - (the will to escape danger, there is no component for contact, the negation desired is total and instantaneous, immediate, to flee, to avert the senses from the threat, ...)

Answer 2

Each has its place and each adds to the body of knowledge in a unique way. I like Jung's use of the archetypes. Jung collaborated and built upon the work of Freud. Adler's idea of the uniqueness of the individual is an important concept as well because everyone doesn't fit into the same mold.

Answer 3

Jungian Psychology is the modern interpretation of very ancient understanding about man from earliest known civilisations such as Egyptian (alchemy) and Indo-Aryan (yoga). Jungian Psychology sees the individual as a integral part of the whole of humanity, influenced and affected by the whole. Adler Psychology is more about the individual as self deterministic. Adler Psychology might be more practicable to work with but Jungian (in my opinion) is more able to effect greater positive change in one's life.

Answer 4

ah, carl gustav, a fellow leo, how excellent he must be. jungian has depth far beyond freud and adler in my estimation. the well versed therapist with a jungian approach uses astrology, among other methodologies, in approaching the client's situation. gives a much more wholistic panorama to his/her process. indeed very helpful. i know one therapist in boulder, CO who uses chi kung and other energy work as indicated by the client's astrological transits to be appropriate, to help the person's progress. :-) individuation rules!

Answer 5

Neither - stick with Freud