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striving for superiority

striving for superiority

in the individual psychology of Alfred Adler, the idea that human beings are motivated by an innate, sovereign drive for realizing their full potential. This drive is defined as the urge for completion and perfection rather than for superiority in the sense of social status or domination over others.

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