The case of Miss R : The interpretation of a life story / by Alfred Adler, translated by Eleanore and Friedrich Jensen, M.D.

  • Alfred Adler
Date:
1929
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Credit: The case of Miss R : The interpretation of a life story / by Alfred Adler, translated by Eleanore and Friedrich Jensen, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i Every human problem is a social problem. Every human problem concerns not only one individual, but also the society in which that individual lives. Every person is tied by intangible threads to his com¬ munity. There exists, or, rather, should exist, a mu¬ tual give and take between him and the community which lives through him and through which he lives. The community made possible his early up¬ bringing, his education and the development of his abilities. The community enabled him to live. As a result he is inevitably faced with a set of social prob¬ lems the solution of which is vitally important for establishing his physical and mental balance in which, in turn, the community is most interested. Out of the infinite number of social problems we can form three main groups: (i) interhuman relations (atti¬ tude toward fellow men, friends); (2) work (oc¬ cupation or profession in the case of an adult—school in the case of a child) ; (3) sex (love and marriage). Probably no one has ever solved these great, general problems completely. Such a solution would require perfect objectivity and an unbroken and unbreak-
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