Adlerian

Adlerian
/ad lear"ee euhn/, adj.
of or pertaining to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, esp. in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
[1930-35; ADLER + -IAN]

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