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| The term style of life was used by psychiatrist Alfred Adler
as one of several constructs describing the dynamics of the
personality. It reflects the individual's unique, unconsicous,
and repetitive way of responding to (or avoiding) the main tasks
of living: friendship, love, and work. This style, rooted in a
childhood prototype, remains consistent throughout life, unless
it is changed through depth psychotherapy. The style of life is
reflected in the unity of an individual's way of thinking,
feeling, and acting. Often, bending an individual away from the
needs of others or common sense, movements are made to relieve
inferiority feelings or to compensate for those feelings with an
unconsicous fictional final goal. Classical Adlerian
psychotherapy attempts to dissolve the archaic style of life and
stimulate a more creative approach to living. - Alfred Adler
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