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🧠 Related to Adler's psychology 👤 A follower of Adler
Adlerian

Adlerian

9.0
A person who uses a therapy that helps people focus on goals and social life
  • noun
  • /ˌædˈlɛr.i.ən/
  • Specialized
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  • As an Adlerian, she believes in the importance of social connections for mental health.

Examples

  • The book offers insights into the methods of an Adlerian who focuses on the role of early childhood experiences.

  • You know, we were talking because I was reading some Adlerian thing that I really enjoyed and and and did you know they were talking about that?

  • He attended a workshop led by an Adlerian therapist to learn more about community and individual psychology.

Compounds

Adlerian psychology
  • Specialized
7.5

A way of understanding people that focuses on belonging, social ties, and daily life

Surface Forms

Adlerian singular
Adlerians plural

Morphology

Adlerian = Adler (semi-transparent) = Adler + ian

Formed regularly from the proper name 'Adler' plus the deverbal/adjectival/noun-forming suffix '-ian'; the derivation is clear but requires knowledge of the eponym.

Etymology

Adlerian comes from the name Alfred Adler, whose surname Adler means 'eagle' in German. The ending -ian means 'a follower of', like in Newtonian, so an Adlerian is a person who follows Alfred Adler's psychological ideas.