Inferiority

Inferiority feeling
The inferiority feeling dominates the psychological life and can easily be understood from the feeling of imperfection and of incompletion and from the incessant striving of man and mankind (pp. 116-117). Inferiority feelings are not in themselves abnormal. They are the cause of all improvements in the position of mankind (p. 117).The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler: A systematic presentation in selections from his writings. (H. L. and R. R. Ansbacher, Eds.). © 1964, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
Inferiority feelings are those universal human feelings of incompleteness, smallness, weakness, ignorance, and dependency included in our first experiences of ourselves in infancy and early childhood. Inferiority feelings continue to be experienced to greater or lesser degree throughout adult life. For the well-adapted individual, whose sense of solidarity and belonging among others is cultivated by education and encouragement, these feelings serve as spurs to effort and as a source of motivation to overcome obstacles, to grow, and to improve oneself and the community.adlerpedia.org
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* Psychological entrapment; Psychology of supremacism; [[Psychological Transference
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