How does Adlers attitude about goals compare with those of other Freudians?
a. Adler and Freud agreed that human activity has the goal of minimizing discomfort or maximizing gratificationpartic ularly sexual.
b. The assertion that we are goal-driven sets Adler apart from the Freudians, who saw us driven by the past, not the future.
c. Adler and other Freudians agreed that human activity has the goal of dealing with childhood traumas.
d. Adler and other Freudians agreed that people are motivated by future goals but they disagreed about the nature of the goals.
e. Adler would say that goals are rationalizations for behavior whereas Freud would say they are very real forces in human behavior.
Question 2
According to Adler, the purpose of a persons style of life is to
a. compensate or overcome a sense of inferiority and meet one's needs.
b. manage the conflict between super-ego and id.
c. maximize emotional and physical comfort.
d. make choices leading to self-actualization.
e. achieve autonomy.
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