individual psychology

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personality theory psychological theory psychotherapeutic approach school of psychology

Individual psychology is a psychological theory and therapeutic approach that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual, the importance of social belonging, and the role of purposeful striving in shaping personality and behavior.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Adlerian psychology	4
Adlerian individual psychology	1
Individual Psychology	1
individual psychology canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2073459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: individual psychology
Context triple: [Alfred Adler, founded, individual psychology]

A. humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
B. Psychological Types
Psychological Types is a seminal work by Carl Jung that introduces his theory of personality typology, including the concepts of introversion, extraversion, and the four psychological functions.
C. Psych
Psych is a comedic detective television series about a hyper-observant consultant who pretends to be a psychic to help the police solve crimes.
D. Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
E. Institute of Psychology
The Institute of Psychology is an academic unit of the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Social Sciences that focuses on education and research in psychological science.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: individual psychology
Target entity description: Individual psychology is a psychological theory and therapeutic approach that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual, the importance of social belonging, and the role of purposeful striving in shaping personality and behavior.

A. humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
B. Psychological Types
Psychological Types is a seminal work by Carl Jung that introduces his theory of personality typology, including the concepts of introversion, extraversion, and the four psychological functions.
C. Psych
Psych is a comedic detective television series about a hyper-observant consultant who pretends to be a psychic to help the police solve crimes.
D. Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
E. Institute of Psychology
The Institute of Psychology is an academic unit of the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Social Sciences that focuses on education and research in psychological science.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	personality theory ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ psychotherapeutic approach ⓘ school of psychology ⓘ
contrastsWith	classical psychoanalysis ⓘ
developedInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
emphasizes	community feeling ⓘ goal-directed behavior ⓘ holistic view of the person ⓘ purposeful striving ⓘ social belonging ⓘ social interest ⓘ uniqueness of the individual ⓘ
focusesOn	birth order effects ⓘ compensation for inferiority ⓘ early recollections ⓘ family constellation ⓘ inferiority feelings ⓘ life goals ⓘ lifestyle patterns ⓘ striving for superiority ⓘ subjective perceptions ⓘ
influenced	cognitive-behavioral approaches ⓘ counseling psychology ⓘ family therapy ⓘ humanistic psychology ⓘ
keyConcept	creative self ⓘ family constellation ⓘ fictional finalism ⓘ inferiority complex ⓘ lifestyle ⓘ social interest (Gemeinschaftsgefühl) ⓘ
originatedIn	Austria ⓘ
rejects	biological determinism ⓘ drive-based determinism ⓘ
stresses	free choice ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ
therapeuticGoal	encourage client strengths ⓘ increase social interest ⓘ modify maladaptive lifestyle ⓘ
usedIn	couples therapy ⓘ educational counseling ⓘ family counseling ⓘ individual psychotherapy ⓘ organizational consulting ⓘ
viewsBehaviorAs	directed toward goals ⓘ purposeful ⓘ
viewsHumanNatureAs	fundamentally social ⓘ goal-oriented ⓘ
wasFoundedBy	Alfred Adler ⓘ

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