School PSY/405 2018.08.04 Adler's Belief

Professor: Do you agree or disagree with Adler's belief that social interest is inherent in people and is the ultimate standard of psychological health? Why? Response: I do believe that for most of the world social interest is inherent, but I believe the ultimate standard of psychological health is clearly divided by several factors other than socialization. Freud seemed to be a minor introvert, which could be why he focused more on sexual components than social like Alder did. Yes, human nature strives for connecting with people. Most, not all people become depressed when they cannot socialize in varying degrees. Animal nature is to reproduce and spread its seed. Humans have split from our mammalian counterparts and that is no longer the only driving factor pushing us forward. Just because reproduction is no longer key for humans, doesn't mean sex isn't. It's still in our DNA to seek out things that make us happy, whether that be physical pleasure or emotional pleasure that is dominant is very hard to say. I know being on the fence isn't ideal, but I would say for the average human that sex and social are both key factors to psychological health.