Pioneers of Psychology: Alfred Adler

Alfred Alder was an Austrian psychiatrist who is often considered one of the most influential thinkers in psychology. He became one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society after Sigmund Freud extended an invitation, but he later became the first major figures to break away from Freud's ideas. He developed a perspective that he called Individual Psychology. Adler had a major influence on other psychologists including Karen Horney, Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Learn more about his life and legacy in this biography of Alfred Adler.