Rudolf Dreikurs
Austrian psychiatrist and educator
Rudolf Dreikurs (Austrian German: [ˈdraɪkʊrs]; February 8, 1897 – May 25, 1972) was an Austrian psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of reprehensible behaviour in children and for stimulating cooperative behaviour without punishment or reward.2
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Born Feb 8, 1897, died May 25, 1972.1
About
He suggested that human misbehavior is the result of feeling a lack of belonging to one's social group. When this happens, the child acts from one of four "mistaken goals": undue attention, power, revenge or avoidance (inadequacy). His overall goal was that students would learn to cooperate reasonably without being penalized or rewarded because they would feel that they are valuable contributors to the classroom.
In 1952, Dreikurs organized a group of followers of Adlerian psychology to found the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. He was an active leader in the organization until his death. Dr. Eva Dreikurs Ferguson (1929–2025), the daughter of Stephanie (Koch) and Rudolf Dreikurs, was herself a clinical psychologist who continued her father's work in Adlerian psychology.
From Wikipedia’s article on Rudolf Dreikurs, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- The Adler InstituteFounder11
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Vienna3
Career
Occupation: psychiatrist, psychologist, pedagogue.7
- Date not recordedFounded Adler School of Professional Psychology4
- Date not recordedFounded The Adler Institute5
- Date not recordedProfessor6
Personal life
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- 11WikidataThe Adler Institute, Founder