Site Updated : 6 July, 2011

Da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

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Of Interest~

Personality Development

Pretty Is as Pretty Does
Personality affects our individual approach to nearly all aspects of our lives. When there are problems in our personalities, we get unpleasant responses from others and this may perpetuate our problems, causing a cycle of self-destruction. Are we stuck with our personality?

The Greatest Expedition: In Search of Oneself
When we feel we're having trouble "finding ourselves," could it be because we’re too self-centered? Perhaps we’ve forgotten that humans are social beings—we aren’t islands. Finding ourselves requires shoring up the connections we have with others and honoring our commitments to them.

Alfred Adler: A Psychology of Change
Alfred Adler named his approach Individual Psychology for its emphasis on viewing the individual holistically.Indeed, modern approaches to both psychology and medicine are increasingly moving toward a biopsychosocial model in assessment and treatment, and Adlerians have found little difficulty adapting to this outlook.

Alfred Adler Biography: To Heal and to Educate
Though considered one of the three “great fathers” of modern psychotherapy, Alfred Adler is less familiar to most people today than Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.