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Freud vs. Adler: Psychotherapies

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Compare and contrast psychoanalytic psychotherapies and Adlerian psychotherapy.

How are they the same?
How are they different?
What kinds of multicultural considerations should you make when utilizing these theories?
Which one appeals to you more as you think about incorporating these into your own practice?

Explain your reasoning.

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How are they the same? How are they different? What kinds of multicultural considerations should you make when utilizing these theories? Which one appeals to you more as you think about incorporating these into your own practice?

Freud and Adler have similarities in regard to their focus on ensuring that their theoretical frameworks did not have to adhere to validity in regard to verifiability or falsifiability. Therefore, both psychologists were not concerned with attempting to prove their psychological theories but were instead focused on ...

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