Adler proposed the concept of social interest to define:
a. strategies the ego uses to defend itself.
b. states of growth toward which self-actualizers evolve.
c. the innate potential to cooperate with others.
d. the dominant or ruling attitude in people.
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Adler believed that getting along with others is the first task we encounter in life. He described this as the concept of social interest, which is the individual's innate potential to cooperate with other people in order to achieve personal and societal goals.
You might also like to view...
Which statement concerning antisocial/delinquent behavior and biology is true?
a. Inherited temperament may increase risk for aggressive behavior b. Chromosome 17 contains a gene that controls violence c. Twin studies indicate that antisocial behavior is often inherited d. Diminished levels of hormones like testosterone often lead to violence
Judge Ferdinand is known to have an authoritarian personality; he would thus tend to ______.
A. introduce and argue for unorthodox values B. identify with and submit to powerful figures C. place more emphasis on civil liberties D. tend to be punitive toward those who support norms