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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Depreciation Tendency

"The psychological analysis of the neurotic always shows the presence of a depreciation tendency, which is summarily directed against everyone."

"Depreciation can be used to deflate the value of others, thereby achieving a sense of relative superiority through aggressive criticism or subtle solicitude."

Alfred Adler

(From The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler Volume 1, "The Neurotic Character.")

posted by Henry T. Stein, Ph.D. | 6:08 PM