Community feeling and social interest: Adlerian parallels, synergy and differences with the field of community psychology

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 96-107

  King, Russell A ^a   Shelley, Christopher A ^b  

^a Adler School of Professional Psychology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adlerians; Alfred Adler; Community feeling; Community psychology; Depth psychology; Holism; Individual psychology; Prevention; Psychoanalysis; Treatment; Unconscious

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449086221     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.962     Document Type: Review

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